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amble

noun, verb — 5 senses

amble

noun

/ˈæm.bəl/

Etymology From Middle English amblen, from Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulō (“to walk”). Doublet of ambulate.

1

An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.

  • slow amble
  • casual amble
1 more example
  • The little man was ambling along in the middle of the street, looking around him with an expression of keen interest.1983 (2022), Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic, pages 25-26:
2

An easy gait, especially that of a horse.

3

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences That which follows the preamble, by analogy.

amble

verb

Etymology From Middle English amblen, from Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulō (“to walk”). Doublet of ambulate.

1

To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.

  • amble through the park
  • slow amble
2 more examples
  • They decided to amble along the beach at sunset.
  • Tourists ambled through the narrow streets of the old town.
2

Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.

Synonyms
saunter
Derived terms
ambler, amblingly
Related terms
ambulate, ambulance, ambulatory

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.

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