walking wounded

ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈwundɪd

Definition

Definition of walking wounded - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

emotionpeople emotionally hurt but functioning

After the breakup, they were like walking wounded, going through the motions of daily life.

medical triage

TECH.

injured people who can walk to treatment

TECH.

The walking wounded were directed to the temporary clinic.

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Expressions with walking

walking advertisement

person who promotes something by wearing or using it

She is a walking advertisement for the new fitness brand.

walking dead

person who is alive but acts lifeless

After the long journey, he felt like the walking dead.

walking dictionary

person with extensive vocabulary or word knowledge

Sarah is a walking dictionary when it comes to biology.

walking encyclopaedia

person with a lot of knowledge about many things

He is a walking encyclopaedia in our office.

walking encyclopedia

person with extensive knowledge and can recall facts easily

He is a walking encyclopedia in our office.

dead man walking

person facing unavoidable loss

With the company's downfall, he was a dead man walking.

Expressions with wounded

charge like a wounded bull

demand very high prices aggressively and without hesitation

They charge like a wounded bull for concert tickets.

nurse one's wounded pride

care for one's hurt feelings after embarrassment

He stayed home to nurse his wounded pride after the loss.

wounded pride

feeling of hurt when self-respect is damaged

He left the room with wounded pride.

mortally wounded

adj.

hurt so badly that death is expected to follow the injury

The soldier was mortally wounded during the battle and died soon after.

wounded in action

adj.

hurt during a battle or military operation

He was a wounded in action soldier.

Examples of walking wounded in a sentence

The support group was full of walking wounded, sharing their stories.
The walking wounded gathered near the entrance.
Volunteers assisted the walking wounded to the aid station.

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French:blessés de l'âme, blessés légers, ...
German:seelisch Verletzte, Leichtverletzte, ...
Italian:feriti emotivamente, feriti deambulanti, ...
Spanish:heridos emocionales, heridos ambulatorios, ...
Portuguese:feridos emocionais, feridos ambulantes, ...
Chinese:情感受伤但仍能正常生活的人, 轻伤者, ...
Japanese:心の傷を負った人, 歩ける負傷者, ...
Arabic:الجَرحى العاطفيون, مُصَابُون قَادِرُون عَلَى الْمَشْي, ...
Hebrew:פְּצוּעֵי נֶפֶשׁ מִתְפַקְּדִים, פְּצוּעִים מְהַלְּכִים, ...
Russian:эмоционально раненые, легкораненые, ...
Ukrainian:емоційно поранені, але функціонують, легкопоранені, ...
Hindi:भावनात्मक रूप से आहत लोग, चलने योग्य घायल, ...
Bengali:মানসিকভাবে আহত কিন্তু স্বাভাবিক কাজকর্ম চালিয়ে যাওয়া মানুষ, আহত লোকেরা, ...
Catalan:ferits emocionals, ferits lleus, ...
Czech:citově ranění, chodící ranění, ...
Danish:mennesker der er følelsesmæssigt sårede men stadig fungerer, gående sårede, ...
Dutch:emotioneel gewonden, lichtgewonden, ...
Greek:συναισθηματικά τραυματισμένοι, ελαφρά τραυματίες, ...
Hungarian:lelkileg sérült, de működőképes emberek, könnyű sérültek, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សដែលរងរបួសផ្លូវចិត្ត ប៉ុន្តែនៅតែអាចបន្តរស់នៅ និងបំពេញកិច្ចការប្រចាំថ្ងៃបាន, អ្នករងរបួសដែលអាចដើរទៅទទួលការព្យាបាលបាន, ...
Korean:감정적으로 다친 사람들, 경상자, ...
Persian:زخم‌خورده‌ها, مجروحان پیاده, ...
Polish:emocjonalnie zranieni, chodzący ranni, ...
Portuguese (BR):feridos emocionais, feridos que andam, ...
Romanian:răniți emoțional, răniți care pot merge, ...
Swedish:emotionellt sårade som fungerar, gående sårade, ...
Thai:คนที่บอบช้ำทางใจแต่ยังใช้ชีวิตต่อไปได้, ผู้บาดเจ็บที่สามารถเดินได้, ...
Turkish:duygusal yaralılar, yürüyebilen yaralılar, ...
Vietnamese:người bị tổn thương tình cảm, người bị thương nhẹ, ...

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