amble

play

verb am·ble \ ˈam-bəl \

Definition of amble

ambled; ambling play \-b(ə-)liŋ\

intransitive verb

:to go at or as if at an easy gait :saunter

spent the day ambling through the park

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ambler

play \-b(ə-)lər\ noun

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Examples of amble in a Sentence

We ambled along as we talked.
They ambled down the road.

Recent Examples of amble from the Web

Frankie lives at home with his family, where his father is dying of cancer, and spends the day ambling around the neighborhood with his always shirtless friends, in search of weed and other cheap thrills.

— david sims, The Atlantic, "Beach Rats Is One of the Year’s Boldest Dramas," 25 Aug. 2017
With no natural predators, camels are laid-back, docile and trusting, ambling sunnily if slowly through life, giving rides and flirting with humans.

— hillary davis, Daily Pilot, "Udderly delightful: Dairy camels bring a different kind of milk to O.C. Fair," 3 Aug. 2017
BROOKS RIVER — A brown bear sow emerged from the alder fringes of the Naknek Lake shoreline, ambled to the water's edge and dropped in a huge blond lump onto pumice pebbles and damp black volcanic sand.

— clark fair, Alaska Dispatch News, "Beyond the bears: Here’s a rundown of other Brooks Camp attractions in Katmai," 29 July 2017
Malls were designed for leisure, abundance, ambling.

— josh sanburn, Time, "Why the Death of Malls Is About More Than Shopping," 9 July 2017
The ads had an earworm of a jingle and featured fashionistas ambling along the beach in a cozy coat or twirling in a sparkly cocktail dress.

— sarah halzack, miamiherald, "The big missteps that brought an American retail icon to the edge of collapse," 25 June 2017
The ads had an earworm of a jingle and featured fashionistas ambling along the beach in a cozy coat or twirling in a sparkly cocktail dress.

— sarah halzack, miamiherald, "The big missteps that brought an American retail icon to the edge of collapse," 25 June 2017
Kim ambled around his desk, picking things up, putting them back down.

— kathryn joyce, New Republic, "The Silence of the Lambs," 20 June 2017
During the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile run in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Sunday, a bear ambled out from the trees alongside the course and hot-footed it across the road, right in front of the runners.

— lisa gutierrez, kansascity.com, "At the Garden of the Gods race in Colorado, a bear runs through it," 12 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of amble

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

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First Known Use: 14th century

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