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walking in someone's shoes

walking in someone's shoes is the present participle and gerund of walk in someone's shoes.

Meaning of walk in someone's shoes

Verb

walk in someone's shoes (third-person singular simple present walks in someone's shoes, present participle walking in someone's shoes, simple past and past participle walked in someone's shoes)

  1. Synonym of put oneself in someone's shoes.
    • But before you come to any conclusions / Try walking in my shoes1993, Martin Gore, “Walking in My Shoes”, in Songs of Faith and Devotion, performed by Depeche Mode

Questions about walking in someone's shoes

What is walking in someone's shoes the present participle and gerund of?
Walking in someone's shoes is the present participle and gerund of walk in someone's shoes.

Words near walking in someone's shoes in the dictionary

  1. walking free
  2. walking gentleman
  3. walking gentlemen
  4. walking in
  5. walking in on
  6. walking in someone's shoes
  7. walking in straight lines
  8. walking into
  9. walking it like one talks it
  10. walking ladies
  11. walking lady

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