knucklewalk
knucklewalk · knucklewalks · knucklewalked · knucklewalking
To walk quadrupedally with the forelimbs holding the fingers in a partially flexed…To walk quadrupedally with the forelimbs holding the fingers in a partially flexed posture that allows body weight to press down on the ground through the knuckles.
Meaning
1 sensesTo walk quadrupedally with the forelimbs holding the fingers in a partially flexed posture that allows body weight to press down on the ground through the knuckles.
Chimpanzees and gorillas knucklewalk.
Origin
From knuckle + walk.From knuckle + walk.
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Forms
knucklewalks, knucklewalking, knucklewalked, knucklewalked| Base form | knucklewalk · to knucklewalk |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | knucklewalks |
| Present participle | knucklewalking |
| Past simple | knucklewalked |
| Past participle | knucklewalked |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedknucklewalker
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle