as in strolled
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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Recent Examples of ambled
For Thiago’s second goal midway through the first half, Ouattara ambled back towards his own goal down the centre of the pitch, dragging Shaw and Dorgu with him.
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Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Preservation in progress On a Tuesday in July, a dozen or so visitors ambled between Fallingwater’s main living room and its terrace, museum-tour headsets dangling from their ears, appearing more intrigued than irritated by the tower of scaffolding and tarps that rose above them.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
With the Emmy engraving completed, Einbender held the trophy in one hand, clutched the hem of her one-shoulder Louis Vuitton gown and her heels with the other, and ambled into the party.
—USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
One resident ambled to the front of the room for seconds.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Preservation in progress On a Tuesday in July, a dozen or so visitors ambled between Fallingwater’s main living room and its terrace, museum-tour headsets dangling from their ears, appearing more intrigued than irritated by the tower of scaffolding and tarps that rose above them.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
With the Emmy engraving completed, Einbender held the trophy in one hand, clutched the hem of her one-shoulder Louis Vuitton gown and her heels with the other, and ambled into the party.
—USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
One resident ambled to the front of the room for seconds.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambled
Verb
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On a recent Friday night, families strolled through an outdoor carnival, eating ice cream, while children rode amusement rides.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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In OpenAI’s demo, Atlas just strolled into an online grocery store and added every ingredient from a recipe straight into the cart.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As the undulant hills beyond the valley turned blue in front of me, a cat sauntered onto the veranda and wound its tail around my ankles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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During the song's second verse, Hayley Williams of Paramore sauntered out, taking over on the vocals on the funky song.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As anyone who has recently wandered the water’s edge knows, the area where Kansas City was born close to 200 years ago is booming with development.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Oct. 2025
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Authorities believe the two wandered from their home.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Both of them basically blanked him and walked on.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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At first, Westergaard blamed the breach on an employee who had accidentally left them open and walked off the job.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Ambled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambled. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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