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walking off

walking off is the present participle and gerund of walk off.

Meaning of walk off

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To recover from (a minor injury) or digest (a large meal) by walking around.
    • It doesn't feel too bad. Let me walk it off.
  2. (transitive) To measure a distance by walking, as by counting paces or extending a measuring tape or rope.
  3. (intransitive) To flee or abandon.

Questions about walking off

What is walking off the present participle and gerund of?
Walking off is the present participle and gerund of walk off.

Words near walking off in the dictionary

  1. walking marathons
  2. walking marriage
  3. walking marriages
  4. walking mattress
  5. walking mattresses
  6. walking off
  7. walking off the job
  8. walking off with
  9. walking on
  10. walking on air
  11. walking on broken glass

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