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walkin'

walkin' is the pronunciation spelling of walking.

Meaning of walking

Adjective

walking (not comparable)

  1. Incarnate as a human; living.
    • Elizabeth knows so many words that they call her the walking dictionary.
  2. Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.
  3. Characterized by or suitable for walking.
    • a walking tour
  4. (figuratively) Heavily characterized by some given quality.
    • Today, she is a walking miracle from God. She is vibrant, healthy and happy as she continues to battle AIDS.2000, Johnson Publishing Company (publisher), “How To Live With AIDS: A Personal Story By Rae Lewis-Thornton”, in Jet, volume 97, number 10, page 51
  5. Being a style of bass accompaniment or line, common in Baroque music (1600–1750) and 20th century jazz, blues and rockabilly, which creates a feeling of regular quarter note movement, akin to the regular alternation of feet while walking.
    • a walking bass, or walking bassline

Questions about walkin'

What is walkin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Walkin' is the pronunciation spelling of walking.

Words near walkin' in the dictionary

  1. walkie-lookie
  2. walkie-lookies
  3. walkie-talkie
  4. walkie-talkies
  5. walkies
  6. walkin'
  7. walking
  8. walking a mile in someone's shoes
  9. walking a straight line
  10. walking advert
  11. walking advertisement

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Adapted from Wiktionary: walkin' (page history and authors); walking (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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