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(Entry 1 of 2)
the act of leaving a place
- your unexplained walking out like that was rude
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walking out
verb
present participle of walk out
Synonyms & Antonyms of walking out (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to leave a place often for another
- we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us
Synonyms for walking out
- bailing,
- bailing out,
- booking
- [slang],
- buggering off
- [British slang],
- bugging off,
- bugging out,
- buzzing (off),
- clearing off
- [chiefly British],
- clearing out,
- cutting out,
- departing,
- digging out,
- exiting,
- getting,
- getting off,
- going,
- going off,
- moving,
- packing (up or off),
- parting,
- peeling off,
- piking (out or off),
- pulling out,
- pushing off,
- pushing on,
- quitting,
- running along,
- sallying (forth),
- scarpering
- [British],
- shoving (off),
- stepping (along),
- taking off,
- vamoosing
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- absconding,
- decamping,
- escaping,
- evacuating,
- fleeing,
- flying,
- getting out,
- mizzling
- [chiefly British],
- running away,
- scatting,
- scramming,
- skipping
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2
to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands
- the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months
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“Walking out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walking%20out. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.
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