amble

Noun

1. An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
2. An easy gait, especially that of a horse.
3. That which follows the preamble, by analogy.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.
2. (intransitive) Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæm.bəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: amblen

In summary

From Middle English amblen, from Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulō (“I walk”). Doublet of ambulate.

Synonyms

stroll

walk

🚶

mosey

promenade

perambulate

wander

saunter

pace

perambulation

tootle

tread

tripping

walk about

whet

pace up and down

ambulate

walk with deliberate steps

creep

dawdle

dilly-dally

drag one’s feet

hone

lag

rack

shamble

Translations

schlendern

amble

deambular

ambladura

ambler

trottiner

passear

🚶

telgang

déambuler

promener

🚶

flâner

spazieren

zotteln

se promener

flanieren