amble
verb (used without object)
to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter.
have been ambling
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present perfect progressiveof amble.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Ponies have been ambling around Dartmoor in Devon for more than 3,500 years.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2015
For seven years now, electric trolleys have been ambling on a 1.3-mile track from downtown through the bustling Amazon jungle.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2014
He looked so relaxed that he could have been ambling through an airport, rather than onto the grounds of the All England Club to face a rejuvenated former champion.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2013
