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- [hahyk]
- /haɪk/
- /ˈhaɪ.kɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahyk]
- /haɪk/
Definitions of hiking word
- verb without object hiking to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like. 1
- verb without object hiking to move up or rise, as out of place or position (often followed by up): My shirt hikes up if I don't wear a belt. 1
- verb without object hiking Nautical. to hold oneself outboard on the windward side of a heeling sailboat to reduce the amount of heel. 1
- verb with object hiking to move, draw, or raise with a jerk (often followed by up): to hike up one's socks. 1
- verb with object hiking to increase, often sharply and unexpectedly: to hike the price of milk. 1
- noun hiking a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like. 1
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Origin of hiking
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; perhaps dialectal variant of hitch1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hiking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hiking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hiking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hiking
adj hiking
- rambling — aimlessly wandering.
- wandering — moving from place to place without a fixed plan; roaming; rambling: wandering tourists.
- marching — to touch at the border; border.
- walking — considered as a person who can or does walk or something that walks: The hospital is caring for six walking patients. He's walking proof that people can lose weight quickly.
- tramping — the act of tramping.
adjective hiking
- backpacking — If you go backpacking, you go travelling with a backpack.
- exploring — The action of the verb explore.
noun hiking
- climbing — Climbing is the activity of climbing rocks or mountains.
- alpinism — mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
- peregrination — travel from one place to another, especially on foot.
Top questions with hiking
- what to wear hiking?
- how should hiking boots fit?
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