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noun

Definition of amble

as in stroll

a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure we had a lovely amble about the quaint village before continuing our drive

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verb

ˈam-bəl

as in to stroll

to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure the couple enjoys ambling along the many footpaths that meander through the park

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Noun

The Old Port, where Cirque de Soleil sets up its tents every summer, is a 10-minute amble south across cobblestone streets. — Michael Kaminer, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2025 The curvy singletrack ambles at a slight downhill through pines and junipers on the flank of rocky hills. — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025

Verb

At a church on the outskirts of Liverpool, older residents amble in for community lunch. — Kyle Vanelli, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026 The highway patrol’s video snippet ended with the man still holding the blades and ambling down an embankment to the highway while an officer pointed a gun at him. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amble

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Noun

The slew of eateries at Pavilion Road are just a stone’s throw away, and the hotel is a short stroll from the design shops and boutiques of King’s Road and Sloane Street.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026
Still, Iona's Beach is worth your time for a quick stroll and some photos along the shore.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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The charter Girardeau sailed with was about four miles out and almost at the its trip when word of the hammerhead was radioed out — the crew decided to take a chance and sped up the coast 15 minutes to see the shark still sauntering in the sea.

— Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
Before sauntering down the stairwell to the dressing room, Stones stopped to sign autographs for fans in Inter’s pitchside hospitality suites.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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Le Butter Shop, billed as Paris’ first boutique devoted entirely to butter, opened last month a short walk from the Eiffel Tower — with 30 varieties from small family producers in Brittany, the Loire Valley and northern France.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
The Kabukiza Theater is practically next door, and Tsukiji Outer Market, with its hundreds of food stalls, is a short walk away.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

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