power walk

verb

power walked; power walking; power walks

intransitive verb

: to walk quickly for exercise especially while carrying or wearing weights

Examples of power walk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Or the kind that require you to angrily power walk 10 miles up to the George Washington Bridge and back in a hurricane (me again). —Valerie Monroe, Allure, 17 Oct. 2024

An elliptical machine can help people get the benefits of power walking or running without straining their joints. —Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024

After that, the sisters regularly walked in half marathons around Lake Tahoe and then signed up for another Big Sur power walk in 2009. —Julie Gallant, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024

People who power walk typically walk at a 13- to 15-minute mile. —Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024

Then, wake up refreshed and start the day with a jog or power walk along the four-mile-long Buckeye Lake Dam Walking & Biking Trail, preferably with a beverage from Millersport Coffee. —Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2024

Teens munch on pizza on the atrium escalator; a pair of older ladies in sweatsuits power walks through the shoe department; couples smooch in the movie theater. —Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2024

John McKinney and Judge Debra Archuleta use the same music, sweeping aerial shots and crime video quick cuts, but skip the glad-handing and downtown power walk. —Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024

Your goal: 30-plus minutes of moderate-intensity movement like power walking at least three days a week. —Lauren Del Turco, SELF, 22 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for power walk

• aftershock
• antiknock
• arawak
• hollyhock
• interlock
• isopach
• manioc
• shuttlecock
• tomahawk
• weathercock
• alcock
• beanstalk