amble

Meaning

Noun

1. An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
2. An easy gait, especially that of a horse.

Verb

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

Synonyms

stroll

walk

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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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæm.bəl/

Etymology

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.