hiking

verb

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 hiking In one case, three Boy Scouts attending summer camp reported seeing a silent, silver object moving faster than a conventional jet while hiking on the island June 25, 1952. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 After a brief intermission, Toliver and Todd emerged onstage to riotous applause, hiking up the decibel levels in the room. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026 Recently, my ankle gave way while hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains. — Diana Daniele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Introducing Nordic walking; not to be confused with hiking with trekking poles. — Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026 More than 12% of Oakland is designated as parkland, giving visitors opportunities to spend time outdoors, from walking around Lake Merritt to hiking among the towering redwoods in the Oakland Hills. — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2026 The Federal Reserve is also hiking rates again to rein in stubborn inflation. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 After hiking interest rates in September, Fed funds futures traders anticipate the central bank will raise borrowing costs further in December and in 2027. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 Intervene in the economy by lowering taxes and hiking government spending, thereby encouraging consumers and businesses to spend and invest themselves and help growth get restarted. — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiking
  1. strolling
  2. lifting
  3. walking
  4. raising
  5. wandering
Verb
  • Sail the coast, explore the jewel-like beaches, spend days strolling the Old Town and nights sipping sunset cocktails by the water.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Nearby, other park visitors were strolling along the seawall and looking out over the Potomac River to view pink clouds reflected in the river.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of strolling
Verb
  • The reduction in missions lifting off from Florida has slowed Falcon 9's Starlink launch cadence considerably.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Record-high diesel prices pushed freight off the highway and onto the railroads in the third quarter, lifting CSX, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to record revenue.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of lifting
Verb
  • Bird-watching, walking, and cycling are other ways to experience the area's natural surroundings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Longtime residents Andy Booth and Yvonne Booth recalled walking the nearby creek themselves hoping to find the boy, who lived a block away.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of walking
Verb
  • And already this week, at least one county official is raising questions about why his locality is on the DOJ's list.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Privacy concerns The very same design elements that make Muse so appealing to AI newcomers are also raising privacy concerns.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of raising
Verb
  • It is said that Hannah’s ghost is fond of wandering Spring Hill Road.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This formation process also means that brown dwarfs are cosmic loners, wandering the darkness of space alone, bereft of the light of a parent star.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of wandering

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“Hiking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiking. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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