amble
An unhurried leisurely walk or strollAn unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
» They ambled down the street without a care.
Meaning
3 sensesAn unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
slow amble
casual amble
gemächlicher Gang, Spaziergang
лёгкая похо́дкаljóxkaja poxódka
легка ходаlehka xoda
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
An easy gait, especially that of a horse.
Passgang
и́ноходьínoxodʹ
інохідьinoxidʹ
That which follows the preamble, by analogy.
Examples
5 sentencesThey ambled down the street without a care.
You can watch the cows amble through the pasture.
He was ambling along.
deEr schlenderte dahin.
He ambled along.
deEr schlenderte dahin.
I wish you wouldn't amble; this is New York City--you'll get run over.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English amblen, from Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), from Old OcciFrom Middle English amblen, from Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulō (“to walk”). Doublet of ambulate.
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Forms
plural: amblesSynonyms
4 synonyms- a leisurely walk (usually in some public place):promenadesaunterstrollperambulation