Meanings
verbrun-walk (third-person singular simple present run-walks, present participle run-walking, simple past and past participle run-walked)
present singular third person run-walks · participle present run-walking · participle past run-walked · past run-walked · alternative run/walk
- uncommonTo walk and run alternatingly in such a fashion that the share of walking is greater.
nounrun-walk (plural run-walks)
plural run-walks · alternative run/walk
- uncommonAlternating locomotion by the legs in such a fashion that the share of walking is greater than that of running.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From run + walk. Independently invented by fictionists and sportsmen.
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APA
run-walk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run-walk
MLA
“run-walk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run-walk. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run-walk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run-walk.
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