knucklewalk

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verb

To walk quadrupedally with the forelimbs holding the fingers in a partially flexed posture that allows body weight to press down on the ground through the knuckles.

“Chimpanzees and gorillas knucklewalk.”

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Meanings

verbknucklewalk (third-person singular simple present knucklewalks, present participle knucklewalking, simple past and past participle knucklewalked)

present singular third person knucklewalks · participle present knucklewalking · participle past knucklewalked · past knucklewalked

  1. To walk quadrupedally with the forelimbs holding the fingers in a partially flexed posture that allows body weight to press down on the ground through the knuckles.

    Chimpanzees and gorillas knucklewalk.

Origin

From knuckle + walk.

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APA

knucklewalk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knucklewalk

MLA

“knucklewalk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knucklewalk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knucklewalk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knucklewalk.

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