Synonyms of strolling

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adjective

1

as in walking

Related Words

• walking
• sauntering
• traipsing
• drifting
• migratory
• meandering
• rambling
• migrant
• footloose
• roaming
• ambulatory
• wandering
• ranging
• nomadic
• roving
• itinerant
• peripatetic
• ambulant
• wayfaring
• vagrant
• nomad
• peregrine
• gallivanting
• errant
• perambulatory
• vagabond
• fugitive

Dissimilar Words

• standing
• static
• stationary
• settled
• motionless
• immobile
• still
• nonmoving

2

as in leisurely

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

strolling

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verb

present participle of stroll

as in wandering

to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure

people who like to stroll along the beach would seem to be well-represented among the clientele for dating services

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of strolling

Verb

Sail the coast, explore the jewel-like beaches, spend days strolling the Old Town and nights sipping sunset cocktails by the water. — Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Nearby, other park visitors were strolling along the seawall and looking out over the Potomac River to view pink clouds reflected in the river. — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026

Hoàn Kiếm Lake—ideal for people-watching, strolling, and finding street-food snacks—is about a 15-minute walk away. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Nine years later, officers arrived on Cranbrook Road in the leafy West London district of Chiswick, within strolling distance of High Road House, the local Soho House outpost. — Eilidh Hargreaves, Air Mail, 17 Oct. 2026

This two-piece set takes the guesswork out of putting together a coordinated look, with a streamlined silhouette that feels equally at home strolling through SoHo or running to catch a flight. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2026

One early Saturday morning in June of 2025, a pair of very small raccoon cubs, about six weeks old, were strolling around the yard, exploring their world. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Around them, people strolling through Herald Square stopped to watch — all while a seated crowd burst into dance and applause. — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Beneath the balcony, this street, witness to and confidante of the entire twenty-three years of these young people’s lives, was languishing in the fragrant July night, densely thronged with strolling city dwellers even now. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026