Amble

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To walk slowly or leisurely; stroll.
  • verb-intransitive. To move along at an easy gait by using both legs on one side alternately with both on the other. Used of a horse.
  • n. An unhurried or leisurely walk.
  • n. An easy gait, especially that of a horse.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
  • n. An easy gait, especially that of a horse (as above).
  • v. To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.
  • v. Of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To go at the easy gait called an amble; -- applied to the horse or to its rider.
  • verb-intransitive. To move somewhat like an ambling horse; to go easily or without hard shocks.
  • n. A peculiar gait of a horse, in which both legs on the same side are moved at the same time, alternating with the legs on the other side.
  • n. A movement like the amble of a horse.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To move with the peculiar pace of a horse when it first lifts the two legs on one side, and then the two on the other; hence, to move easily and gently, without hard shocks.
  • To ride an ambling horse; ride at an easy pace.
  • Figuratively, to move affectedly.
  • n. A peculiar gait of a horse or like animal, in which both legs on one side are moved at the same time; hence, easy motion; gentle pace. Also called pace (which see).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
  • v. walk leisurely
  • Verb Form
    ambled    ambles    ambling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    walk   
    Cross Reference
    pace   
    Form
    ambled    ambling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    jog trot    dog-trot    niggle    saunter   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Campbell    bramble    gamble    preamble    ramble    scramble    shamble    tramble    unscramble