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walking the talk

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

Meaning of walk the talk

Verb

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

  1. (US, idiomatic, informal) To perform actions consistent with one's claims.

Questions about walking the talk

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

Words near walking the talk in the dictionary

  1. walking the gangplank
  2. walking the hospitals
  3. walking the line
  4. walking the plank
  5. walking the streets
  6. walking the talk
  7. walking the walk
  8. walking through
  9. walking ticket
  10. walking tickets
  11. walking toad

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