hiking
/ˈhaɪkɪŋ/
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: hikings
Sense 1
Meaning · English
Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport.
Noun
Examples
To protect the glacier, officials have limited the number of visitors to 10,000 a day and have banned hiking on the ice.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
The act by which something is hiked, or raised sharply.
Noun
Examples
Like in previous years, Government policies with regard to restraining price hikings have been dealing with curtailing credit supplies and bank liquidities […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “hiking” mean?
Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport.
Is “hiking” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.