walk around

Examples

• All

• You and me are taking a little walk around the wood.

  Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)

• I was thinking about taking a walk around the pool.

  The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

• Could I just have a little walk around the garden?

  Brian and Charles (2022)

• I can take a walk around the block.

  Friends with Benefits (2011)

• Then perhaps we'll have a walk around the square.

  Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

• My father suggested we take a walk around town.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Just going for a little walk around the garden, mum?

  The Borrowers (1997)

• After dinner, we went for a walk around the playground at the park.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The next morning, we took a little walk around the grounds, had some breakfast, and headed south.

  Blog text (9)

• Daniel, Stevie, and I went out for our own walk around the reservoir.

  Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

W

to wander

vswalk around

379 1.3

Move around without a fixed direction, often slowly and in curves

is a casual movement usually covering a smaller, local area rather than extensive travel

R

to roam

vswalk around

189 2.5

Move around without a fixed place, often while looking for something

is a casual movement for leisure, not usually in search of something

S

to stroll

vswalk around

122 1.8

To walk slowly and enjoy it

is a casual movement usually lacking a fixed destination

T

to take a stroll

vswalk around

14 2.0

To walk slowly and enjoy the fresh air

is a casual movement usually without a set destination rather than formal exercise

G

to go walking

vswalk around

12 1.0

To walk for pleasure or exercise

is a casual movement mainly for pleasure rather than exercise

W

to wander the streets

vswalk around

11 2.9

To walk around a town or city without a clear purpose

is a leisurely casual movement usually shorter and not limited to urban areas

M

to mill around

vswalk around

• Informal

9 3.7

Move around slowly in a place without any clear purpose, often in a group

is a casual movement usually done alone rather than within a crowd

W

to walk about

vswalk around

• UK

8 3.1

To move around a place on your feet without a clear purpose

is a leisurely casual movement often for pleasure rather than general roaming

T

to traipse

vswalk around

8 7.6

To walk around without a clear plan, often slowly and without much energy

is a casual movement usually more relaxed or pleasant rather than listless

S

to stroll along

vswalk around

5 2.6

To walk slowly for pleasure along a street or riverside

is a casual movement across an area rather than restricted to a single path

T

to traipse around

vswalk around

• Informal

4 6.9

To walk around without a clear purpose

is a casual movement usually without a fixed destination

T

to traipse through

vswalk around

• Informal

3 6.8

To walk slowly through a place without a clear purpose

is a casual movement usually across an area, not focused on passing one spot

G

to go walkabout

vswalk around

• UK

2 8.2

To travel without a set plan to explore and think

is a casual movement mainly for leisure, not for long exploration or self discovery

P

to perambulate

vswalk around

1 9.7

To walk around without a clear destination for pleasure

is a relaxed action mainly for pleasure rather than serving a purpose

P

to perambulating

vswalk around

8.2

To walk slowly without a clear purpose

is a casual movement usually without a set destination

T

to tootle around

vswalk around

• UK

8.4

To travel slowly without a clear plan

is a casual movement usually without a specific destination

T

to trapes around

vswalk around

9.6

Walk around slowly without a plan

is a casual movement usually lacking a fixed destination

Antonyms

H

to hurry

∞ 1.0

To move or act quickly because there is little time

R

to rush

548 1.0

To move or act quickly because a situation needs it

How Leisurely

meander

1 5.2

walk around

14 1.0

walk

758 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology