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Antonyms for walking through


Grammar : Verb
Spell : wawk
Phonetic Transcription : wɔk



Definition of walking through

Origin :
  • late 14c., "act of walking" (see walk (v.)). The noun meaning "broad path in a garden" is from 1530s; walk of life is from 1752. Sports sense of "base on balls" is recorded from 1905. To win in a walk (1854) is from horse racing.
  • As in practice : verb repeat action to improve
  • As in rehearse : verb prepare for performance
  • As in demonstrate : verb explain, illustrate
  • As in dispatch : verb hurry, send fast
  • As in drill : verb train, discipline
  • As in exercise : verb do repeatedly, especially to improve
  • As in expedite : verb make happen faster
  • As in facilitate : verb assist the progress of
Example sentences :
  • She is walking through the mocking and jeering crowd, but see!
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • On Tuesday, Ralph was walking through Kendal on his northward journey.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • Early one morning Tommy Tilden was walking through the lane.
  • Extract from : « Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad » by Various
  • And I saw an apple tree when I was walking through the woods.
  • Extract from : « A Campfire Girl's First Council Fire » by Jane L. Stewart
  • He was walking through the gate in the Gilson hedge at one minute to four.
  • Extract from : « Free Air » by Sinclair Lewis
  • Why was he walking through a damp wood at this hour of the morning?
  • Extract from : « Villa Rubein and Other Stories » by John Galsworthy
  • A fox was walking through the forest when he fell into a deep hole.
  • Extract from : « More Russian Picture Tales » by Valery Carrick
  • “You knew it,” she said in a low voice, walking through the darkness beside him.
  • Extract from : « The Dark Star » by Robert W. Chambers
  • Norma thought, walking through the cool, dark night restlessly.
  • Extract from : « The Beloved Woman » by Kathleen Norris
  • I have seen her late at night walking through the slums of Calcutta all alone.
  • Extract from : « A California Girl » by Edward Eldridge

Synonyms for walking through

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