Walkingとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From 中期英語 walkynge, walkinge, walkinde, walkende, walkand, walkande, from 古期英語 wealcende (attested as 古期英語 wealcendes), from Proto-Germanic *walkandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *walkaną (“to roll, trample, walk”), equivalent to walk +‎ -ing.

動詞

walking

1. present participle and gerund of walk

形容詞

walking (not comparable)

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.

   • 2020 November 19, Kurran Karbal, Zuzu, “Woke Up” (0:22 from the start), in Adventure Time: Distant Lands - Obsidian (Original Soundtrack), performed by Olivia Olson:

     Honestly / You're a walking, talking, candy tragedy

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

語源 2

From 中期英語 walkyng, walkinge, equivalent to walk +‎ -ing.

名詞

walking (countable and uncountable, plural walkings)

1. verbal noun of walk.
   • 1878, Anthony Trollope, Ayala's Angel:

     Mrs Dosett, aware that daintiness was no longer within the reach of her and hers, did assent to these walkings in Kensington Gardens.

   • 2013 September-October, Rob Dorit, “These 'Bots Are Made for Walking”, in American Scientist‎, archived from the original on 30 November 2014:

     Walking seems so simple: Just put one foot in front of the other. Yet every step you take is a precarious act. When you walk, your body’s center of mass is rarely located over one of your feet.

   • 2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN‎:

     Turnip Rock is located in a portion of eastern Michigan dubbed the Thumb, where 140 miles of coastline and waterfront towns offer a variety of outdoor activities, including biking, walking and kayaking.

派生語

参考

• shanks' mare
• shanks' pony