No. 11,830 in German
textwalken
"Textwalken" refers to walking while being distracted by texting or using a smartphone.
In a sentence
Ich habe gestern einen Freund getroffen, der beim Textwalken gegen einen Laternenpfahl gelaufen ist.
Yesterday, I met a friend who walked into a lamppost while texting.
Here, 'textwalken' is a verb used to describe the activity of walking and texting at the same time.
Das Textwalken kann gefährlich sein, besonders in stark befahrenen Gegenden.
Texting while walking can be dangerous, especially in heavily trafficked areas.
In this sentence, 'textwalken' is used as a noun (das Textwalken) to refer to the activity more generally.
Viele Menschen erkennen nicht, wie ablenkend das Textwalken sein kann.
Many people do not realize how distracting texting while walking can be.
Here, 'textwalken' is again used as a noun, emphasizing its capability to cause distraction.
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