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