amble

verb am·ble \ ˈam-bəl \

|Updated on: 21 Jun 2018

Examples: amble in a Sentence

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

Video Kruk provided to The Arizona Republic shows the bear ambling through a front yard before continuing on to the home next door.

— bree burkitt, azcentral, "Bear euthanized after found roaming in Anthem neighborhood," 28 May 2018
The city built 26 miles of Greenbelt, where cyclists, hikers and dog walkers can amble along the Boise River.

— maria l. la ganga, idahostatesman, "Visiting Kentucky leaders ask about race, diversity, and Boise's lack thereof | Idaho Statesman," 9 May 2018
Visitors knelt to scoop dirt into plastic bags, ambling by the hundreds through a passageway lined with cast-off crutches that bear testimony to healing.

— Washington Post, "Throngs trek to adobe church in New Mexico on Good Friday," 30 Mar. 2018
The Walking Catfish, faced with a shrinking pond, uses its front fins to amble over to safer waters.

— The Economist, "The secret life of fish," 10 May 2018
My sister, her Aunt Autumn, was labeled a turtle by Violet — ambling along, content, but receding quickly when provoked.

— amanda kingsbury, Indianapolis Star, "How a young daughter’s brutal honesty pulled this single mom out of her shell," 10 May 2018
The image is certainly eye catching: On a clear night at Emas National Park, Brazil, a giant anteater appears to be ambling around a termite mound, which is alight with glowing beetle larvae.

— julissa treviño, Smithsonian, "Contest Judges Rule Wildlife Photography Winner Used Taxidermic Creature," 30 Apr. 2018
The baserunning blunder just seconds old, Astros starter Charlie Morton ambled out for his fourth inning of work.

— chandler rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros overcome bruises and blunders to beat Mariners," 20 Apr. 2018
Priscilla Herreid and Meg Owens were a dynamic wind duo, their recorders warbling and oboes ambling in harmony.

— zoë madonna, BostonGlobe.com, "Handel and Haydn ‘Fairy Queen’ is delightful," 7 Apr. 2018

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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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