stroll

verb

ˈstrōl 

strolled; strolling; strolls

intransitive verb

1

: to go from place to place in search of work or profit

strolling players

strolling musicians

2

: to walk in a leisurely or idle manner : ramble

transitive verb

: to walk at leisure along or about

stroll noun

Synonyms of stroll

• walk
• saunter
• wander
• hike
• amble

Examples of stroll in a Sentence

They strolled along the street looking in the store windows.

We strolled the streets of the village.

Recent Examples on the Web

For Orlando, this has become the city’s premier sporting event; the one weekend every year when golf fans pour into Bay Hill to soak up the sunshine, stroll the fairways and watch the world’s best players. —Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026

Visitors can stroll through acres of giant Tecolote ranunculus or take in the blooms from a tractor wagon. —Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026

Today, visitors can still tour its founding castle and its Museum of Arms, stroll its cobblestone streets, and duck into its delicious restaurants serving traditional meals. —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026

But today, beachgoers continue to stroll, sunbathe and frolic buck naked on that stretch of sand, in defiance of the law. —Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

probably from German dialect strollen

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Rhymes for stroll

• boal
• bole
• bowl
• coal
• droll
• foal
• goal
• hole
• knoll
• kol
• mole
• noll

Kids Definition

stroll

verb

ˈstrōl 

: to walk in a leisurely or idle manner : ramble

stroll noun