amble
See also: amblé
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulō (“I walk”)[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæm.bəl/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æmbəl
Noun
amble (plural ambles)
Translations
an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
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Verb
amble (third-person singular simple present ambles, present participle ambling, simple past and past participle ambled)
Synonyms
- (walk slowly and leisurely): saunter
Derived terms
Translations
to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
References
- Funk, W. J., Word origins and their romantic stories, New York, Wilfred Funk, Inc.
French
Verb
amble
Spanish
Verb
amble
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