Definition of "walking" in inglés

verb

1. present participle and gerund of walk

adjective

1. Incarnate as a human; living.

   • Elizabeth knows so many words that they call her the walking dictionary.
   • Phil's mother is a walking miracle after surviving that accident.

2. Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.

3. Characterized by or suitable for walking.

   • a walking tour
   • good walking shoes

4. Heavily characterized by some given quality.

   • She was a walking example of how fitness training can take you a long way.
   • a walking contradiction

5. (music) 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

noun

1. verbal noun of walk.