stroll

verb

strolled; strolling; strolls
Synonyms of strollnext

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

Examples of stroll in a Sentence

They strolled along the street looking in the store windows. We strolled the streets of the village.
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In fact, when a distraught Tom Hayward suddenly reappears, a content Mary is strolling in a local park on her own. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 June 2026 Hundreds of people stroll the thousand-meter-long pier on a sunny day. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Get there about 45 minutes before to stroll and get something to eat, then pop a squat in front of one of the many, many big screens to watch the match. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 23 June 2026 Consider this nostalgic '90s roundup the millennial version of strolling through a Cracker Barrel gift shop. Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stroll

Word History

Etymology

probably from German dialect strollen

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stroll was in 1668

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“Stroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stroll. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

stroll

verb
: to walk in a leisurely or idle manner : ramble
stroll noun

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