Home › Words › S › speedwalkingspeedwalkingspeedwalking means A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, speedwalking ranks #12,923 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom speed + walking.nounA sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.racewalk 68% match — To participate in the sport of racewalking. vs speedwalking →powerwalking 67% match — Walking briskly for speed and exercise. vs speedwalking →racewalker 65% match — One who participates in the sport of racewalking. vs speedwalking →powerwalk 64% match — To walk at a brisk pace for exercise or in order to move very quickly. vs speedwalking →speedwork 57% match — physical exercise that concentrates on speed vs speedwalking →powerwalker 56% match — One who powerwalks. vs speedwalking →speedskiing 55% match — A discipline of skiing not part of formal alpine skiing, involving skiing as quickly as possible down a straight piste; where the skier tries to set the fastest trap speed at a spot or lowest time across a zone with the highest speeds. vs speedwalking →speedskier 54% match — A skier to specializes in speedskiing (a discipline not part of formal alpine skiing, where the skier tries to set the fastest trap speed at a spot or lowest time across a zone with the highest speeds) vs speedwalking →