perambulate
verb (used with object)
to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
perambulating
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present participleof perambulate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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"It was then reported, that a mad woman was in the habit of disturbing the neighbours, by perambulating the church-yard and other walks, in strange and uncouth dresses," the magazine article added.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2022
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 ● Jul. 2, 2021
Then Simone Zaza brought the house down by mimicking a man perambulating down a walkway constructed of hot coals, broken glass and bricks of Lego, before blazing the ball way over the bar.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2016
So the owner of the chickens addressed the matter by building a wire fence in her backyard, corralling the perambulating poultry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2014
In fact, for two years hand-running, almost daily, and in spite of the three-legged shepherd’s fang-baring snarls, Bernabe had been ticketing Onofre’s perambulating junk heap.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
