Walking vs Walkabout - What's the difference?
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Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.
Characterized by or suitable for walking.
(Australian aboriginal) A nomadic excursion into the bush, especially one taken by young teenage boys in certain ancient-custom honoring tribes
A walking trip
(British) A public stroll by some celebrity to meet a group of people informally
An absence, usually from a regular place with a possibility of a return.
(Australian)Colloquially used to denote any missing or stolen object ie. "The paper shredder seems to have gone walkabout."
(public stroll)
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Australian Aboriginal English
As nouns the difference between walking and walkabout
is that walking is while walkabout is (australian aboriginal) a nomadic excursion into the bush, especially one taken by young teenage boys in certain ancient-custom honoring tribes.As a verb walking
is .As a adjective walking
is as a human; living.walking
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- Mrs Dosett, aware that daintiness was no longer within the reach of her and hers, did assent to these walkings in Kensington Gardens.
Rob Dorit
These 'Bots Are Made for Walking, passage=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.}}
Adjective
(-)- Elizabeth knows so many words that they call her the walking dictionary.
- Phil's mother is a walking miracle after surviving that accident.
- a walking tour
- good walking shoes
