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Definition of walking out in English:

walking out

Pronunciation /ˌwɔːkɪŋ ˈaʊt/

noun

  • 1The action of walking outside for recreation or exercise; specifically walking outside with a person of the opposite sex as a prelude to courting.

  • 2The action of leaving a room, establishment, gathering, job, etc., sometimes as an act of protest.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From walking + out.