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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Recent Examples of amble
Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Their amble through SoHo after taking mushrooms is an especially lovely sequence, intensely in the moment and alive with the downtown ghosts that infuse the story.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
On a spring training back field Saturday, Jose Altuve ambled out to a familiar spot.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
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Noun
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
Their amble through SoHo after taking mushrooms is an especially lovely sequence, intensely in the moment and alive with the downtown ghosts that infuse the story.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
Groups of Irish setters and their owners ambled up Fifth Avenue, along with a cavalcade of classic cars, vintage fire trucks and a Depression-era San Diego police paddy wagon.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
On a spring training back field Saturday, Jose Altuve ambled out to a familiar spot.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amble
Noun
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But the prospect of minting a whole lot of bonus coin grew even more feverish after someone at FIFA presumably took a stroll around Manhattan on a a sweltering summer afternoon.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Go for a stroll in Piedmont Park for a dose of nature in the heart of Atlanta.—
Ellie Nan Storck,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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An older Black woman saunters down Western, low and slow, holding a watermelon and mango cup in one hand and her cane in the other.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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No need to saunter over with skills already.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Saturday offers a full day of activity, starting with the Annual Vidalia Onion Run, where participants can choose from a 10K, 5K, or 1-mile run/walk.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
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The location makes exploration irresistible; the beach at Cacela Velha—often called one of the Algarve’s most beautiful—is just a short walk away.—
Christine Chitnis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Reynolds was dressed in a safari hat, as if prepared to wrangle any animal that happened to wander in off the Santa Monica Freeway.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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While the other males in the Willowbank Wildlife Reserve’s Kea group spend lots of time squabbling and making threat displays, Bruce is free to wander the aviary and monopolize feeding stations and prime perches, the study reports.—
Elizabeth Anne Brown,
Scientific American,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Amble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amble. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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