See Also: Walking(medicine)
walking(2)(dictionary)
walking(1)(dictionary)
walking bus(dictionary)
walking(encyclopedia)
walking (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
walking catfish(encyclopedia)
Walking Possession(law)
walking 1, noun(dictionary)
walking 2, adjective(dictionary)

walking(2) (iou)



walking ppl adjective. LME.
[from WALK verb1 + -ING2.]
That walks or is able to walk; moving or travelling on foot. Formerly also, vagrant, strolling.
Special collocations & phrases: TENNESSEE walking horse. walking bass a bass part, freq. of broken octaves, going up and down the scale in 4/4 time in steps or small intervals. walking catfish a SE Asian freshwater catfish, Clarias batrachus (family Clariidae), which is able to crawl over land and has been introduced into Florida, USA. walking corpse a person hardly showing any signs of life or vitality. walking delegate a trade-union official who visits sick members, interviews employers, etc. walking dictionary colloq. a person possessing a great store of information. walking doll a mechanical doll with moving legs. walking dragline Mining a large dragline supported on movable feet. walking encyclopedia colloq. = walking dictionary above. walking fern an ornamental N. American fern, Camptosorus rhizophyllus, with fronds which root at the tip. walking fish any fish which is able to crawl over land; esp. (a) any of several Asian snake-heads of the genus Ophicephalus; (b) a S. American catfish of the genus Callichthys; (c) a mudskipper; (d) a climbing perch. walking funeral a funeral in which the coffin is wheeled by hand. walking gentleman an actor playing a non-speaking part requiring gentlemanlike appearance. walking lady an actress playing a non-speaking part requiring ladylike appearance. walking leaf (a) = walking fern above; (b) = leaf insect s.v. LEAF noun1. walking sickness an illness which does not confine the sufferer to bed. walking wounded casualties able to walk despite their injuries.