perambulate

American  

[per-am-byuh-leyt] / pərˈæm byəˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

perambulated, perambulating

1. to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.

2. to traverse in order to examine or inspect.

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verb (used without object)

perambulated, perambulating

1. to walk or travel about; stroll.

   Synonyms:

   ramble, meander, mosey, amble, promenade, saunter

perambulate British  

/ -trɪ, pəˈræmbjʊˌleɪt, pəˈræmbjʊlətərɪ /

verb

1. to walk about (a place)

2. (tr) to walk round in order to inspect

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Other Word Forms

• perambulation noun
• perambulatory adjective

Etymology

Origin of perambulate

First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin perambulātus, past participle of perambulāre “to walk through”; per-, ambulate

Example Sentences

The Bronx Zoo reopened last July, with timed tickets and reduced capacity, so, for a time, you could commune in relative privacy with rhinos and silverback gorillas, as though perambulating your own private nature preserve.

From New York Times

Montmartre was still semi-rural at the time, as shown by the windmill that features prominently behind some perambulating locals.

From BBC

It’s a terse thesis statement for such an expansive, witty, perambulating book.

From Seattle Times

They make the gentlest rippling sound, these candlelit figures gliding ever so slowly through the water, perambulating around a spare scattering of boulders.

From New York Times

We are wandering the streets of Dublin discussing O’Mara’s new book, In Praise of Walking, a backstage tour of what happens in our brains while we perambulate.

From The Guardian