Stop using the word "Walk". We don't want that word to die together with "Said".
Here are a few words you can replace walk with.
AMBLE: WALK EASILY AND/OR AIMLESSLY
BOUNCE: WALK ENERGETICALLY
CAREEN: PITCH DANGEROUSLY TO ONE SIDE WHILE WALKING OR RUNNING
CLUMP: WALK HEAVILY AND/OR CLUMSILY
FALTER: WALK UNSTEADILY
FLOUNDER: WALK WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY
FOOT IT: (SLANG) DEPART OR SET OFF BY WALKING
FOOTSLOG: WALK HEAVILY AND FIRMLY, AS WHEN WEARY, OR THROUGH MUD
GIMP: LIMP; HOBBLE
HIKE: TAKE A LONG WALK, ESPECIALLY IN A PARK OR A WILDERNESS AREA
HOBBLE: WALK UNSTEADILY OR WITH DIFFICULTY; SEE ALSO LIMP
HOOF IT: (SLANG) WALK; SEE FOOT IT
LEG IT: (SLANG) SEE FOOT IT
LIMP: WALK UNSTEADILY BECAUSE OF INJURY, ESPECIALLY FAVORING ONE LEG; SEE ALSO FALTER
LUMBER: WALK SLOWLY AND HEAVILY
LURCH: WALK SLOWLY BUT WITH SUDDEN MOVEMENTS, OR FURTIVELY
MARCH: WALK RHYTHMICALLY ALONE OR IN A GROUP, ESPECIALLY ACCORDING TO A SPECIFIED PROCEDURE
MEANDER: WALK OR MOVE AIMLESSLY AND IDLY WITHOUT FIXED DIRECTION
MINCE: WALK DELICATELY
MOSEY: SEE AMBLE; ALSO, USED COLLOQUIALLY IN THE PHRASE “MOSEY ALONG”
NIP: WALK BRISKLY OR LIGHTLY; ALSO USED COLLOQUIALLY IN THE PHRASE “NIP (ON) OVER” TO REFER TO A BRIEF WALK TO A CERTAIN DESTINATION, AS IF ON AN ERRAND
PACE: WALK PRECISELY TO MARK OFF A DISTANCE, OR WALK INTENTLY OR NERVOUSLY, ESPECIALLY BACK AND FORTH
PAD: WALK WITH STEADY STEPS MAKING A SOFT DULL SOUND
PARADE: WALK OSTENTATIOUSLY, AS IF TO SHOW OFF
PERAMBULATE: SEE STROLL; TRAVEL ON FOOT, OR WALK TO INSPECT OR MEASURE A BOUNDARY
PEREGRINATE: WALK, ESPECIALLY TO TRAVEL
PLOD: WALK SLOWLY AND HEAVILY, AS IF RELUCTANT OR WEARY
POUND: WALK OR GO WITH HEAVY STEPS; MOVE ALONG WITH FORCE OR VIGOR; SEE LUMBER
POWER WALK: WALK BRISKLY FOR FITNESS
PRANCE: WALK JOYFULLY, AS IF DANCING OR SKIPPING
PROMENADE: GO ON A LEISURELY WALK, ESPECIALLY IN A PUBLIC PLACE AS A SOCIAL ACTIVITY; SEEPARADE
PROWL: WALK NOISELESSLY AND CAREFULLY IN A PREDATORY MANNER
PUSSYFOOT: WALK STEALTHILY OR WARILY
RAMBLE: WALK OR TRAVEL AIMLESSLY
ROAM: GO WITHOUT FIXED DIRECTION AND WITHOUT ANY PARTICULAR DESTINATION, OFTEN FOR PLEASURE; SEE RAMBLE
ROVE: TRAVEL CONSTANTLY OVER A RELATIVELY LENGTHY TIME PERIOD WITHOUT A FIXED DESTINATION; WANDER
SASHAY: GLIDE, MOVE, OR PROCEED EASILY OR NONCHALANTLY; SEE PARADE
SAUNTER: WALK ABOUT EASILY
SCUFF: WALK WITHOUT LIFTING ONE’S FEET
SHAMBLE: WALK OR GO AWKWARDLY; SHUFFLE; SEE SCUFF
SHUFFLE: WALK WITHOUT LIFTING THE FEET OR WITH CLUMSY STEPS AND A SHAMBLING GAIT; SEESCUFF
SKULK: MOVE IN A STEALTHY OR FURTIVE MANNER
SOMNAMBULATE: WALK IN ONE’S SLEEP
STAGGER: WALK UNSTEADILY
STALK: WALK STEALTHILY, AS IN PURSUIT
STEP: WALK, OR PLACE ONE’S FOOT OR FEET IN A NEW POSITION
STOMP: WALK HEAVILY, AS IF IN ANGER
STRIDE: WALK PURPOSEFULLY, WITH LONG STEPS
STROLL: WALK IN A LEISURELY WAY; SEE SAUNTER
STRUT: WALK WITH A STIFF, ERECT, AND APPARENTLY ARROGANT OR CONCEITED GAIT; SEE PARADE
STUMBLE: WALK CLUMSILY OR UNSTEADILY, OR TRIP
STUMP: WALK HEAVILY, AS WITH A LIMP; SEE LUMBER
SWAGGER: WALK WITH AGGRESSIVE SELF-CONFIDENCE
TIPTOE: WALK CAREFULLY ON THE TOES OR ON THE BALLS OF THE FOOT, AS IF IN STEALTH
TODDLE: MOVE WITH SHORT, UNSTEADY STEPS, AS A YOUNG CHILD; SEE SAUNTER AND STAGGER
TOTTER: WALK OR GO WITH FALTERING STEPS, AS IF FROM EXTREME WEAKNESS; SEE STAGGER(ALSO, SWAY OR BECOME UNSTABLE)
TRAIPSE: WALK LIGHTLY AND/OR AIMLESSLY
TRAMP: WALK HEAVILY OR NOISILY; SEE LUMBER AND HIKE
TRAMPLE: WALK SO AS TO CRUSH SOMETHING UNDERFOOT
TRAVERSE: WALK ACROSS OR OVER A DISTANCE
TREAD: WALK SLOWLY AND STEADILY
TRIP: WALK LIGHTLY; SEE ALSO STUMBLE
TROMP: TREAD HEAVILY, ESPECIALLY TO CRUSH UNDERFOOT; SEE LUMBER
TROOP: WALK IN UNISON, OR COLLECTIVELY
TROT: PROCEED AT A PACE FASTER THAN A WALK; SEE NIP
TRUDGE: WALK SLOWLY AND WITH HEAVY STEPS, TYPICALLY BECAUSE OF EXHAUSTION OR HARSH CONDITIONS; SEE PLOD
WADDLE: WALK CLUMSILY OR AS IF BURDENED, SWINGING THE BODY
WADE: WALK THROUGH WATER OR WITH DIFFICULTY, AS IF IMPEDED
WANDER: TO MOVE FROM PLACE TO PLACE WITHOUT A FIXED ROUTE; SEE RAMBLE
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okay some of these make sense and can certainly enrich your descriptions, but also WALK IS A TOTALLY FINE WORD and please don’t use ‘perambulate’ in your novel unless you really know what you’re doing.
ALSO. For similar reasons, “said” is actually a GOOD word to use, because your eye skips over it. Words other than “said” draw SPECIFIC ATTENTION to the manner in which that character is speaking. If you use a special word every time a character speaks, your narrative can become cumbersome and difficult for readers to get through.
It’s totally fine to posts lists of descriptive words. It’s fine to use descriptive words. I love words, the bigger and rarer the better. But PLEASE stop telling writers not to use words just because they’re common. They’re common for a reason.
