perambulate
verb (used with object)
to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
perambulatory
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a word derived from
perambulate.
Example Sentences
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It’s a sprawling document—you have to get through 173 nonbinding perambulatory paragraphs before you even get to the regulation itself.
From Slate ● May 8, 2017
“I always wish I were one of those perambulatory writers like Wallace Stevens.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2017
Carlotta, then, had followed her about like a perambulatory doll, upon which she had fitted all the finery she could lay her hands on.
From The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel by William John Locke
In vain I strove to be registered among the 'hidden treasure' spirits, with the perambulatory privileges pertaining to the class.
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Israel Zangwill
She put her elbow on a couple of pickled gherkins that remained casually on the table after a perambulatory meal.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by William John Locke
