walking
close enough to be walked to
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,003 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 18,196 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- close enough to be walked to also: walk-to walking distancethe factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory
noun
- the act of traveling by foot also: walk walking is a healthy form of exercise
walking in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The horse was walking leisurely along the road.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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She helped Emily to remove her walking dress, and neatly folded away her gloves and veil.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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This possibility festered, till one morning John saw his idol walking up and down the School Yard with Scaife.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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One bright morning in May, a portly gentleman, leaning heavily on a gold-headed cane, was walking up the narrow city street.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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When Angelique partook of her first Communion, it seemed as if she were walking, like the saints, a little above the earth.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1