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walking free

walking free is the present participle of walk free.

Meaning of walk free

Verb

walk free (third-person singular simple present walks free, present participle walking free, simple past and past participle walked free)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To go unpunished; to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
    Synonyms:
    go free, walk

Questions about walking free

What is walking free the present participle of?
Walking free is the present participle of walk free.

Words near walking free in the dictionary

  1. walking fires
  2. walking fish
  3. walking fishes
  4. walking frame
  5. walking frames
  6. walking free
  7. walking gentleman
  8. walking gentlemen
  9. walking in
  10. walking in on
  11. walking in someone's shoes

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