stroll
verb (used without object)
to walk leisurely as inclination directs; ramble; saunter; take a walk.
was strolling
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past progressiveof stroll.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I was strolling through a beautiful spring Manhattan night when my friend called me “a good guy.”
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2026
Last year, the base imposed a curfew on its personnel because a polar bear was strolling around the airstrip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
Michael Speirs, from Nottingham, was strolling to his local shops when the bird clattered into him.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023
Scientists are pretty sure the first time they ever glimpsed him, he was strolling down a street in Newbury Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
Charlie looked around; Madame Maxime was strolling away around the edge of the enclosure, gazing at the Stunned dragons.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
