locomoting
Traveling by oneself
Locomoting is the present participle of locomote, meaning to move from place to place.
The word is slightly technical or humorous, since most contexts favor simpler alternatives like walking, moving, or traveling: The robot was locomoting across the factory floor.
It appears most often in scientific writing about animal movement or robotics.
Locomotion on foot
- runningSwift foot travel
- travelingMoving from place to place
- movingEmotionally affecting
- ambulatingMoving on foot
traversing · striding · trekking · roaming · wandering · pacing · marching · strolling
Fastest equine gait
- trottingModerate four-legged gait
- slitheringSmooth limbless locomotion
- hoppingLeaping in succession
- boundingMoving by leaps
scurrying · prowling · loping · cantering · waddling · scampering · creeping · brachiation
walking
Locomotion on foot
ambulating · traversing · striding · trekking · roaming · wandering · pacing · marching · strolling · sauntering
galloping
Fastest equine gait
- trottingModerate four-legged gait
- slitheringSmooth limbless locomotion
- hoppingLeaping in succession
bounding · scurrying · prowling · loping · cantering · waddling · scampering · creeping · brachiation · undulating
propelling
Causing forward motion
wheeling · cycling · pedaling · steering · cruising · coasting · accelerating · conveying · transporting · shuttling
locomotingstationary
Not in motion
still · motionless · immobile · standing still · staying put
- steam locomotivesRail engines using vapor
- diesel locomotivesFuel-burning railway vehicles
- locomotive whistleSound device on engines
- electric locomotiveRail engine using current
- locomotive engineerDrives the train
- locomotive engineRail vehicle providing traction