Synonyms of ambling

ambling 1 of 2

adjective

as in plodding

Related Words

• plodding
• loitering
• shuffling
• lingering
• strolling
• heavy-footed
• lounging
• lethargic
• inching
• loafing
• slow-footed
• tarrying
• inert
• leisurely
• slowing
• inactive
• decelerating
• deliberate
• creeping
• unhurried
• crawling
• dragging
• dilatory
• dallying
• procrastinating
• poking
• lagging
• poky
• sluggish
• languid
• dawdling
• measured
• tardy
• stalling
• dillydallying
• laggard
• slow
• snail-paced
• filibustering
• snaillike

Dissimilar Words

• rushing
• rapid
• running
• swift
• brisk
• speedy
• hasty
• breathless
• quick
• speeding
• lightning
• flying
• racing
• fast
• dizzy
• ready
• whirlwind
• fleet
• bolting
• rocketing
• snappy
• meteoric
• hurrying
• expeditious
• prompt
• whirling
• breakneck
• scudding
• scurrying
• careering
• barreling
• scooting
• zipping
• warp-speed
• accelerated
• whisking
• rushed
• hurried
• quickened
• hastened

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strolling
• wandering
• sauntering
• walking
• hiking
• roaming
• rambling
• tramping
• perambulating
• traversing
• marching
• roving
• tromping
• traipsing
• trekking
• promenading
• peregrinating
• power walking

Example Sentences

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