English > walking: 2 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The act of traveling by foot. |
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| Example | "walking is a healthy form of exercise" |
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| Synonym | walk |
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| Parts | pace, stride, tread | A step in walking or running |
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| Narrower | ambulation | walking about |
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| gait | A person's manner of walking |
| march, marching | The act of marching |
| plodding, plod | The act of walking with a slow heavy gait |
| prowl | The act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) |
| shamble, shambling, shuffle, shuffling | walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet |
| sleepwalking, somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulism, noctambulation | walking by a person who is asleep |
| wading | walking with your feet in shallow water |
| Broader | locomotion, travel | self-propelled movement |
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| Spanish | andadura, andar, caminar, paseo |
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| Catalan | caminada, caminar, excursionisme |
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| Verbs | walk | use one's feet to advance |
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