walk through

1 of 2

verb

walked through; walking through; walks through

1

: to go through (a theatrical role, a familiar activity, etc.) perfunctorily (as in an early stage of rehearsal)

2

: to guide (someone, such as a novice) through an unfamiliar or complex procedure step-by-step

3

: to deal with or carry out perfunctorily

walk-through

2 of 2

noun

ˈwȯk-ˌthrü 

1

: a perfunctory performance of a play or acting part (as in an early stage of rehearsal)

2

: a television rehearsal without cameras

Examples of walk through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

James Turrell’s installations, usually set in museum spaces, include two walk-through works designed to bend perception between space and light. —Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025

Many families who have done both believe the walk-through version is much more magical. —Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025

To celebrate Fantasy of Lights’ 15th annual edition in 2013, the Santa Clara County Parks Department added a one-night walk-through option. —Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025

The Light the Knights Festival turns Truist Field into a winter wonderland, complete with tens of thousands of lights, a walk-through Christmas Village, ice skating and a 10-lane snow tubing hill. —Evan Moore november 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for walk through

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou