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amble

Pronunciation: /ˈæm.bəl/

The English word “amble” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
  2. An easy gait, especially that of a horse.
  3. That which follows the preamble, by analogy.

verb

  1. To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.
  2. Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.

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.

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