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amble verb [ ˈamb(ə)l ]

• walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace.
• "they ambled along the riverbank"
Similar: stroll, saunter, wander, meander, ramble, dawdle, promenade, walk, go for a walk, take a walk, potter, roam, traipse, stretch one's legs, get some exercise, get some air, take the air, stravaig, mosey, tootle, pootle, bimble, mooch, swan, perambulate, peregrinate,
Opposite: stride,

amble noun

• a walk at a slow, relaxed pace, especially for pleasure.
• "a peaceful riverside amble"
Origin: Middle English (originally denoting a horse's gait): from Old French ambler, from Latin ambulare ‘to walk’.


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