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were ambling

  • past progressive of amble.

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Then, at the end of the fifth day, they were ambling back to their car when the group spotted a termite mound located off the path.

From Salon Mar. 31, 2022

Their free-floating cousins, the feather stars, were ambling by, looking to grab the same particles of food.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2021

When they unfurled Robert Johnson’s “Sweet Home Chicago,” an older man and woman were ambling by, and at the very sight of Abby the man was spellbound.

From Washington Post Oct. 29, 2018

OK, maybe that’s wishful thinking, but not many hikers would need persuading if they were ambling along the trail and came across the Tillamook Ice Creamery.

From Washington Times Mar. 21, 2017

However, we were ambling around the base of the Xanthus barrier looking for an easy spot to climb.

From A Martian Odyssey by Weinbaum, Stanley Grauman