way of walking

walk:

walk:move on one's feet.
We walked to town.


limp: walk unevenly because one leg is hurt.
That man is hurt, he's limping.

hobble: walk with difficulty.
The old man hobbled along the street with the aid of his stick.

stagger: walk unsteadily as if about to fall.
He was so drunk that he staggered all the way home.

lurch: stagger.
The drunken man was lurching along the street.

tiptoe: walk on the tips of one's toes.
She tiptoed to the bed so as not to wake the baby.

stroll: walk for pleasure.
They srolled around the park.

amble: walk at a slow, leisurely pace.
They ambled along for miles.

saunter: stroll.
They sauntered around the park.

wander: move without a fixed purpose or destination.
They enjoy wandering through the countryside.

roam: wander.
They roamed through the streets for hours.

ramble: walk for pleasure with no particular destination.
He likes rambling around in the country.

stride: walk with long steps.
She strode across the fields.

strut: walk in a proud way, with the chest out and trying to look important.
He struted past us, ignoring our greeting.

trudge: walk slowly and with effort because one is tired.
We were very tired after trudging through the deep snow for two hours.

stump: walk heavily and stiffly.
They stumped up the hill.

plod: walk with heavy steps or with difficulty.
Labourers plodded home through the muddy fields.

pace: walk with regular steps.
He paced up and down the platform, waiting for the train.

march: walk with regular steps of equal length.
Demonstrators marched through the streets of the city.

crawl: move slowly with the body close to the ground or on hands and knees.
A baby crawls before he can walk.

toddle: walk with short unsteady steps.
Her two-year-old son toddled into the room.

creep: move slowly and quietly with the body close to the ground.
The cat crept silently towards the bird.

slide: move smoothly over a surface.
I was sliding on the ice.

slip: slide accidentally.
She slipped on the ice and broke her leg.

dash: move quickly and suddenly, rush.
I must dash or I'll miss the train.

dart: move quickly and suddenly in the specified direction.
She darted away when I came in.

scamper: run quickly and playfully.
The children were scampering up the steps.

trip over: catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall.
He tripped over the step and fell.