stroll
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
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to walk about in a leisurely manner
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(intr) to wander from place to place
noun
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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strollsimple
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strollssimple
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have strolledperfect
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has strolledperfect
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am strollingprogressive
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are strollingprogressive
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is strollingprogressive
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have been strollingperfect progressive
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has been strollingperfect progressive
Past
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strolledsimple
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had strolledperfect
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was strollingprogressive
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were strollingprogressive
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had been strollingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of stroll
First recorded in 1595–1605; of uncertain origin
Explanation
As a noun, a stroll is a leisurely walk. After a heavy meal, you may want to go out for a stroll to help you work off some of the calories. You also will take a stroll on your day off and the weather is nice. The word stroll originally came to English through the German word strollen, which means to wander aimlessly. The word stroll can also be used as a verb meaning to take a leisurely walk in which you do some wandering. You may enjoy a stroll through the park, along the beach, or down the city streets — take your time.
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Example Sentences
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A quick stroll upstream, a group of DJs unaffiliated with the family-friendly festival hosted a day party aimed at Gen Z and millennial attendees, perched on one of the channel’s outcrops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The two take a stroll through the wooded path surrounding the temple, managing to have a private conversation.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Neither do any of the dozen or so women who gathered over the weekend to stroll along the shores of Hanoi's West Lake wearing matching red-and-yellow T-shirts.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
I welcome a stroll after my helping of bull and wind my way back to La Venencia, a storied sherry bar with a silence all its own.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
I try to appear nonchalant as I stroll toward Dad’s couch.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
After more strolls along the tundra, I dine at Grill It restaurant, where winter appears plated rather than resisted.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
This inspired Laura Dern to take her mother out for strolls along Santa Monica, sparking intimate conversations that would become fodder for their joint book, “Honey, Baby, Mine,” released in April 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
Reliable robotic companions could accompany seniors outside the home for strolls or to community events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Even when covering the same total number of steps, longer, uninterrupted walks appear to provide greater benefits for the heart than short, scattered strolls throughout the day.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2025
By the time he boarded, the inactivity, the picture magazines he’d read, the strolls in the streets near the station, had exhausted him.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
Mee gained his reward before North fittingly had the final word when he strolled over for his second try and converted Arata's last-gasp score.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
After Iran said it was ending the weekend talks, Ghalibaf and his delegation strolled from the luxurious negotiations venue to the tiny hotel where they were staying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Something dark and flat was swaying gently against the floor of the Reflecting Pool as I strolled past the monuments on Thursday morning.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
“It’s going to be pretty spectacular,” she said, between sips of green tea as families and friends strolled the Huntington’s Chinese Garden behind her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
And he strolled past me with a knowing smile.
From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe
Haaland has discussed his desire to run a farm in his home country when he retires and can frequently be spotted strolling around Oslo, where he owns an apartment.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The helipad is situated on the South Lawn, where presidents and their family for decades have been photographed strolling across the grass to board or exit awaiting "Marine One" helicopters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Midway through, a flustered young man strolling past turned to a trio of gray-haired protesters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
With that, “Hacks” goes out on a Seinfeldian high note, cutting to Deborah and Ava happily strolling the Vegas strip on a sun-soaked day as a Barbra Streisand-Judy Garland duet lilts behind them.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
Only now there were people everywhere, filling the news shop, heading in all directions, strolling, rushing, dragging children and bags, but nowhere did she see her mother’s or father’s or little sister’s familiar face.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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