different between tramping vs walking

English

Pronunciation

Verb

tramping

1. present participle of tramp

Noun

tramping (countable and uncountable, plural trampings)

1. The act or sound of one who tramps, or walks heavily.
2. (Australia, New Zealand, uncountable) Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport; hiking

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w??k??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w?k??/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /?w?k??/
• Rhymes: -??k??
• Hyphenation: walk?ing

Etymology 1

From Middle English walkynge, walkinge, walkinde, walkende, walkand, walkande, from Old English wealcende (attested as Old English wealcendes), from Proto-Germanic *walkandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *walkan? (“to roll, trample, walk”), equivalent to walk +? -ing.

Verb

walking

1. present participle of walk

Adjective

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.

2. Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.
3. Characterized by or suitable for walking.

   a walking tour

   good walking shoes

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Etymology 2

From Middle English walkyng, walkinge, equivalent to walk +? -ing.

Noun

walking (countable and uncountable, plural walkings)

1. gerund 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.

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See also

• shanks' mare
• shanks' pony