English Verbs to Describe "Walk"

I was shocked to find 101 words to describe "walk and run" on the following webpage:

http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/walk

Of course, we can use "walk" or "run" in all cases; however, using a specific word can create vivid mental pictures.

Listed below are some more often used verbs:

Words to describe “walk”

 

Word	Definition by Macmillan	Example sentence
roam (vt) (vi)	move or travel with no particular purpose	roam the street roam around the town
stroll (vi) (n)	walk without hurrying, often for pleasure	They strolled with their arms around each other. (n): go for a stroll
meander (vi) (n)	move slowly without a particular direction or purpose in mind; (walk leisurely)	You can meander along the calm green river and enjoying the passing scenery. (n) go for a meander through the village streets
amble (vi) (n)	walk in a slow relaxed way	Visitors can amble along miles of winding trails.
trek (vi) (n)	walk somewhere slowly and with no enthusiasm, for example because you are tired. go on a long and difficult journey on foot	I have no desire to trek up that hill another time. He had trekked across South Africa.
shuffle (vi) (n)	walk slowly and noisily without lifting your feet	The old man shuffled along the street.
trudge (vi) (vt) (n)	walk somewhere with slow heavy steps (n) a tiring walk	He trudged through deep snow to the village.
plod (vi)	walk with slow heavy steps	He plodded through the mud to reach the cottage.
lumber (vi)	walk slowly because of being large and heavy	The heavily-loaded garbage truck lumbered down the street.
ramble (vi) (n)	go for a long walk move aimlessly from place to place (n) a long walk in the countryside for enjoyment	They rambled through the shops until closing time.
stride (vi) (n)	walk with energy and confidence	He strode on the platform
stagger (vi) (n)	walk in an uncontrolled way, as if you are going to fall over (walk with great difficulty)	He staggered along in the heavy snow.
pace (vi)(vt)	walk with regular steps around a small area, because you are worried, nervous, or impatient	He paced up and down between the kitchen and the living room. I paced the room, my anxiety increasing.
trot (vi)	if a horse or other animal trots, it moves more quickly than when walking but does not run walk with short quick steps	The grey horse came trotting gracefully across the field. He hurried off, his assistant trotting after him.
scurry (vi) (n)	move fast with small quick steps	They were scurrying around like ants.
scramble (vi) (n)	move somewhere quickly and in a way that is not graceful (n) a difficult climb in which you use your feet and hands	The boys scrambled to get the coins. (n) a scramble through mountainous terrain
tiptoe (vi)	walk on your toes	We tiptoed down the stairs.
waddle (vi) (n)	walk with short steps that make your body move from side to side like a duck’s body does when it walks	Then he waddled away.
wade (vi)	walk in or through water or other liquid that is not very deep	He waded across the stream to get the ball. He waded knee-deep through the stream.