stroll
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
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to walk about in a leisurely manner
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(intr) to wander from place to place
noun
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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strollsimple
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strollssimple
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have strolledperfect
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has strolledperfect
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am strollingprogressive
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are strollingprogressive
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is strollingprogressive
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have been strollingperfect progressive
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has been strollingperfect progressive
Past
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strolledsimple
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had strolledperfect
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was strollingprogressive
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were strollingprogressive
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had been strollingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of stroll
First recorded in 1595–1605; of uncertain origin
Explanation
As a noun, a stroll is a leisurely walk. After a heavy meal, you may want to go out for a stroll to help you work off some of the calories. You also will take a stroll on your day off and the weather is nice. The word stroll originally came to English through the German word strollen, which means to wander aimlessly. The word stroll can also be used as a verb meaning to take a leisurely walk in which you do some wandering. You may enjoy a stroll through the park, along the beach, or down the city streets — take your time.
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Example Sentences
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Sometimes they'll stop to chat with neighbours or take a stroll along the river to watch the swans.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Neither do any of the dozen or so women who gathered over the weekend to stroll along the shores of Hanoi's West Lake wearing matching red-and-yellow T-shirts.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
She said the event made her “proud to represent LACMA” and to be a Metro board member, referencing the recently-opened Metro D-line extension, which dropped attendees off a quick stroll from LACMA’s entrance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
Did Gordon Granger, an otherwise obscure Union Army general, really stroll into Galveston and read a decree from Abraham Lincoln declaring, to a sea of onlookers, that all enslaved people were now officially free?
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
We walk arm in arm down the street, like a couple out for a stroll, Max with my old wool scarf wrapped half across his face, as if he’s cold.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Mr. McCartney, in the author’s telling, strolls on the grounds with the guru, hears a phone ringing insistently and runs to answer it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
She strolls in without makeup, fresh red hair dye staining her scalp, three glittering studs on her teeth that she flashes while talking as though she’s not being recorded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
Even when covering the same total number of steps, longer, uninterrupted walks appear to provide greater benefits for the heart than short, scattered strolls throughout the day.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2025
One longer walk a day is better for your heart than lots of short strolls, especially if you don't exercise much, according to new research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
A beat cop from the neighborhood strolls in.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
Defending champion Luke Littler strolled into the World Matchplay final with a 17-5 demolition of unseeded Dirk van Duijvenbode in Blackpool.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Then Trump strolled away to join Infantino, leaving La Roja’s players to celebrate on their own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Something dark and flat was swaying gently against the floor of the Reflecting Pool as I strolled past the monuments on Thursday morning.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
With that process continuing, hill protector Catherine Fritz, 69, strolled past the homes last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
I frowned, but before I could say anything about meeting Oliver and Alyx myself, Rachel Allan strolled into the cafeteria.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
The helipad is situated on the South Lawn, where presidents and their family for decades have been photographed strolling across the grass to board or exit awaiting "Marine One" helicopters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
To the surprise of exactly no one, West Germany scored early and the two sides spent the rest of the game strolling around the field in front of a furious crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
This was a desperate campaign after strolling to the title last season in Arne Slot's first campaign in succession to Jurgen Klopp.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
While strolling through Central Park in 1987, Honda spotted the artist wandering with no guards and an elderly woman by her side.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
From their habit of strolling around the campus of a great university or through the streets of the city while discussing such issues, the old school of ‘scientific’ philosophy was known as the peripatetic school.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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