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gait vs walking

walking vs gait

gait and walking both are nouns.

gait is not an adjective while walking is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gait Yes No No No
walking Yes Yes No No
As nouns, walking is a hypernym of gait; that is, walking is a word with a broader meaning than gait:
  • gait: a person's manner of walking
  • walking: the act of traveling by foot
Other hypernyms of gait include walk.
gait (noun) walking (noun)
a person's manner of walking the act of traveling by foot
a horse's manner of moving
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
gait (adjective) walking (adjective)
close enough to be walked to
Difference between gait and walking

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