ambling 1 of 2

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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ambling

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adjective

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Recent Examples of ambling
Adjective
This shaded area is worth ambling through even if children are not in tow. Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Taking place over the course of one night in the title city and ambling along with a curious little cadence all its own, the movie catches you off guard with both its humor and its pathos. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 Proto-Gabrielle in the Atlantic The most uncertain forecast of the three storms is the blob of storminess in the central Atlantic that's currently ambling its way west across the ocean. Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 Declan Rice took his sweet time ambling over to take their corners. Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025 If ambling is more your vibe, wander the town’s narrow backstreets lined in pastel-colored houses and dotted with boutiques. Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 7 Apr. 2025 Otherwise, don your cross-country skis, snowshoes or boots (with crampons) and enjoy cruising or ambling along the almost seven-mile Lac-Brome Path that’s lined in places with a variety of trees such as fir, larch, white cedar and sugar maple. Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 In 2023, a bear barged into a bakery in Avon, scared employees and helped itself to 60 cupcakes before ambling away. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025 Pizzolatto keeps his film light on friction, ambling at an easy, lackadaisical pace. Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambling
Verb
  • Spend your days leaf peeping on a scenic drive, hiking to waterfalls tucked deep in the woods, strolling through quaint downtowns, and sitting down for dinner next to a crackling fireplace at the end of it all.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • There are farmers' markets all over the county offering everything from fruits and veggies to jams and maple syrup, and picturesque towns and villages like Fleischmanns, Walton, and Hobart provide scenic locales for strolling, shopping, and dining.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Occasionally, as in the obscurity of Legion’s later episodes or the plodding pace of some Fargo plots, this approach can verge on self-indulgence.
    Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Fall is in full swing, and that means now is the time to seek out autumnal experiences like leaf peeping and pumpkin patch wandering.
    Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Embrace that cozy energy by visiting a pumpkin patch, sipping cider, wearing sweaters or wandering through a charming small town to channel your inner Gilmore.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kids will love sending this Dilophosaurus sauntering across the floor, frightening everything and everyone in his path.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Lorde's Nashville concert basks in rebirth Lorde walked onto the stage, sauntering down a catwalk as synths pulsed and a white laser beam shined her way.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • For all those who grouse that this is an overreaction to Hunter working over undersized and heavy-footed Bison, that’s fair.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2024

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“Ambling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambling. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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