Patrolling
Walking and patrolling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Walking" instead an adjective "Patrolling".
Walking
Walking adjective - Close enough to be walked to.
Patrolling and walking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Patrolling" instead an adjective "Walking".
Both words in one sentence
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In keeping with this incarnation of Chief O'Hara being inspired by Jim Malone from The Untouchables, we first meet him walking on a bridge and meeting with Commissioner Gordon, much like Malone's introductory scene had him patrolling a bridge when he first meets Eliot Ness.
Source: Comic Book / Dark Victory - In addition, NPCs will often pay no attention to alterations made to the game world by the player, such as things not being in their place or a patrolling guard suddenly not walking by a sentry's post anymore.
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Walking and Patrolling. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/patrolling/walking
Patrolling & Walking. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/patrolling/walking>.
Walking or Patrolling. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/patrolling/walking.
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