ambling 1 of 2

adjective

as in plodding

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ambling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of amble
as in strolling
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 ambling
Verb
According to a Facebook post shared by Real County Animal Rescue-Shelter, Gracie was still missing as of noon on June 22, and had last been seen ambling by a game camera west of Leakey. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 And his discussion of Turgenev’s The Singers, an ambling story that leads us to a singing competition in an inn, reveals a much quieter social reversal. — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026 Another good ambling adventure is the Sculpture Trail, featuring works by local artists. — Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026 The question of true or false became a sensation in 1967 with the famous film shot by Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin in the Pacific Northwest, capturing a hairy figure ambling through a Northern California wood. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 8 May 2026 Few wallpapers can nurture a childhood love of Fauvism with so little effort, but this ambling and pastoral mural can raise your little one to appreciate the finer things in life. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2026 Though there was a thrilling edge to their early work—the lightning-in-a-bottle sample drill of Polo Perks and Moh Baretta, that spine-tingling Pasto Flocco run—it’s been dulled a bit in favor of ambling minimalism. — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026 Forget cows ambling in biodiverse pastures. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026 Taken 34 more throw-ins than anyone in the division, but his game is about so much more than that particular set piece; has produced the most dribbles by a defender, is great on defensive duels and loves randomly ambling forward at all angles to cause carnage in the opposition third. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambling
  1. plodding
  2. strolling
  3. loitering
  4. wandering
  5. lingering
  6. sauntering
  7. heavy-footed
  8. walking
Adjective
  • Brunson was too small (6-foot-2), not long enough (with a 6-foot-4 wingspan) and too plodding.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
  • Neither is known for having much of an off-the-dribble game that could hurt the plodding Porzingis or Horford.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of plodding
Verb
  • Or the time a person flipped their car over to avoid hitting a raccoon that was casually strolling across a busy downtown intersection (neither the driver nor the raccoon were injured).
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • Instead, the forward now picks his moments, strolling around the pitch to find space and then exploding into action.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of strolling
Adjective
  • Some victim advocates say human trafficking along Figueroa has escalated since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rollback of anti-loitering laws.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of loitering
Verb
  • The animal dragged the bag across the course before wandering off, leaving the golfers with a story that’s sure to be a hole-in-one at the clubhouse.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Following in the wasteland-wandering footsteps of its successful Fallout series, Amazon Prime is tripling down on live-action game adaptations.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of wandering
Adjective
  • Communities near the Canadian fires could see lingering impacts into the weekend as long as fires continue burning and winds keep transporting smoke south.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Thomas missed 57 games last season, mostly because of the same lingering left hamstring issue.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of lingering
Verb
  • The 39-year-old continues to defy logic with his otherworldly performances, sauntering around in opposition territory before bursting into life and inflicting maximum damage.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • The visuals of fighters warming up inside the White House and sauntering down the Truman balcony, many wrapped in the American flag, was an unusual spectacle indeed.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Definition of sauntering
Adjective
  • For this Nuggets lineup, the average comes out to a pedestrian 6-9, with three capable perimeter defenders to assist the heavy-footed centers, two 40% 3-point shooters to space the floor, and a surplus of play-making talent.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Post struggled in his first go, thrown into the fire against the best team in the league that plays a style designed to punish heavy-footed centers.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Definition of heavy-footed
Verb
  • All of my essentials are packed in my Stowaway, which clips into my weekender as a bag organizer, and can clip out to be worn on its own as a crossbody when walking around during the day or as a clutch when going out in the evening.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • School boards and parents are also concerned about children walking to school in pitch-black conditions during winter mornings.
    — Yonat Shimron, NPR, 16 July 2026
Definition of walking

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