- present participle of hike.
Example Sentences
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In September 2025, the Shrine Pool could have been an overgrown hiking trail.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
However, “an aggressive hiking schedule looks hard to justify,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Official US jobs data due later in the day is also in focus following forecast-topping private figures that indicated the economy remained healthy and fanned bets on the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Yet Chen said Friday that the Federal Reserve is already behind the curve on hiking interest rates.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
“I think hiking through the snow sounds fun.”
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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