amble
[ am-buhl ]
/ ˈæm bəl /
verb (used without object), am·bled, am·bling.
to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter: He ambled around the town.
(of a horse) to go at a slow pace with the legs moving in lateral pairs and usually having a four-beat rhythm.
noun
an ambling gait.
a slow, easy walk or gentle pace.
a stroll.
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Origin of amble
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French ambler < Latin ambulāre to walk, equivalent to amb- ambi- + -ulāre to step (*-el- + stem vowel -ā-; cognate with Welsh el- may go, Greek elaúnein to set in motion)
OTHER WORDS FROM amble
am·bler, nounam·bling·ly, adverbWords nearby amble
ambivalence, ambivalent, ambivalent sexism, ambiversion, ambivert, amble, ambler, ambleside, ambly-, amblyaphia, amblygeustia
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British Dictionary definitions for ambled
amble
/ (ˈæmbəl) /
verb (intr)
to walk at a leisurely relaxed pace
(of a horse) to move slowly, lifting both legs on one side together
to ride a horse at an amble or leisurely pace
noun
a leisurely motion in walking
a leisurely walk
the ambling gait of a horse
Derived forms of amble
ambler, nounWord Origin for amble
C14: from Old French ambler, from Latin ambulāre to walk
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