amble
verb/ˈæmbl/
/ˈæmbl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they amble | /ˈæmbl/ /ˈæmbl/ |
| he / she / it ambles | /ˈæmblz/ /ˈæmblz/ |
| past simple ambled | /ˈæmbld/ /ˈæmbld/ |
| past participle ambled | /ˈæmbld/ /ˈæmbld/ |
| -ing form ambling | /ˈæmblɪŋ/ /ˈæmblɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to walk at a slow relaxed speed synonym stroll
- We ambled down to the beach.
- They ambled along for miles.
- Mark ambled over to the girls.
- They spend their time fishing or ambling through the woods.
Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting a horse's gait): from Old French ambler, from Latin ambulare ‘to walk’.
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