Synonyms for hiking
adj trampingmarching
mountaineering
Word Origin & History
1809, hyke "to walk vigorously," an English dialectal word of unknown origin. A yike from 1736 answers to the sense.
Sense of "pull up" (as pants) first recorded 1873 in American English, and may be a variant of hitch; extended sense of "raise" (as wages) is 1867. Related: Hiked; hiking. The noun is from 1865.
Example Sentences forhiking
Why, in my hiking to the Neva's bank and doing away with myself.
We've only allowed them about a pint a day each, same as us, when they've been hiking steady.
On a hiking trip the combined fry pan and baker will be used.
We'll get in some fishing and hiking and perhaps some hunting.
I know how hard it is to start after a body hasnt been hiking.
They could go camping and fishing and hiking so why couldnt we?
Hiking via St. Juvin to Thenorgues, we loaded into motor trucks.
No need of hiking any further in this rain; so he hunted for a taxi.
"You've never let on why they sent you hiking out here," Mallow suggested.
Leaning toward Paul he grunted, "Gosh, pretty nice to be hiking, eh?"