Main Entry: ¹am·ble

Pronunciation: \ˈam-bəl\

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): am·bled; am·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ambler, from Latin ambulare to walk, from ambi- + -ulare (verb base akin to Middle Welsh el he may go, Greek ēlythe he went) — more at elastic

Date: 14th century

: to go at or as if at an amble : saunter

— am·bler \-b(ə-)lər\ noun