hiking

verb

Definition of hikingnext
present participle of hike
1
as in strolling
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure she hiked along the trail around the pond

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2
as in lifting
to move from a lower to a higher place or position with a determined look, he hiked his trousers up and buckled down to work

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiking
  1. lifting
  2. raising
  3. wandering
Verb
  • Due to the floating wind turbine’s constant motion caused by wind, waves, and currents, load-control systems were built during this operation to regulate the load during the lifting activities.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Repeat the lowering and lifting 10 times.
    Erica Sweeney, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of lifting
Verb
  • The company has until March 22, 2025, to consummate a Business Combination, and there is uncertainty about meeting this deadline, raising substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Iterum completed a rights offering in August 2024, raising net proceeds of $5,400,000.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of raising
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  • Downtown was where tourists were trapped and calling airlines, rental cars, and soothing panicked relatives, and where people were wandering around, joining little clusters of folks staring at their phones every four to six blocks, with hopes of getting Wi-Fi.
    Dylan Tupper Rupert, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Dazed locals wandering through streets lined with debris.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of wandering
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