What part of speech is walk?

Answer 1

Walking is the present participle of walk. It can be used as a verb to create the progressive tense, as a gerund (verbal noun), and as an adjective.

Verb: I was walking home when the rain came.

Gerund: Walking is good exercise.

Adjective: I can't find my walking shoes.

Answer 2

it can be a noun like the two wiki users above said for example Janet took the dog out for a walk. In this sentence it is a noun but in this sentence Janet walked her dog yesterday walk would be a verb.

Answer 3

Usually a verb, it can also be a noun. If you say that you're taking a walk or there's a walk going on, that's a noun because it's just a thing. If you see someone WALKing, it's a verb because they're doing something.
"Walk" can be either a verb or a noun. The fundamental meaning is that of the verb, meaning to move oneself by alternatively moving two legs or some prostheses for legs. As a noun, "walk" means self-motion by walking or a space or event adapted for use by those who are walking.

Answer 4

Walking is the present participle of walk. It can be used as a verb to create the progressive tense, as a gerund (verbal noun), and as an adjective.

Verb: I was walking home when the rain came.

Gerund: Walking is good exercise.

Adjective: I can't find my walking shoes.

Answer 5

1. a verb (Gerund / Present Participle).

Walking along the lane I saw a...

2. an adjective

The walking man was...

This is a walking stick.

Answer 6

Noun