amble
To stroll or walk slowly and leisurelyTo stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.
» They ambled down the street without a care.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.
amble through the park
slow amble
schlendern, flanieren, spazieren
гуля́тьguljátʹ, брести́brestí
walk leisurely
(intransitive)Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.
бежа́ть и́ноходьюbežátʹ ínoxodʹju
йти інохіддюjty inoxiddju, бігти інохіддюbihty inoxiddju
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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He ambled along.
deEr schlenderte dahin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
ambles, ambling, ambled, ambledSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle