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hiking.

Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhaɪkɪŋ/
  1. Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport.

    uncountable · usually
    To protect the glacier, officials have limited the number of visitors to 10,000 a day and have banned hiking on the ice.
  2. The act by which something is hiked, or raised sharply.

    uncountable · usually
verb/ˈhaɪkɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of hike

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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