stroll

verb

strolled; strolling; strolls

intransitive verb

1
: to go from place to place in search of work or profit
strolling players
strolling musicians
2
: to walk in a leisurely or idle manner : ramble

transitive verb

: to walk at leisure along or about
stroll noun

Examples of stroll in a Sentence

They strolled along the street looking in the store windows. We strolled the streets of the village.
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Bravo’s comments about Woodley come after the pair were first spotted strolling in Paris together last month. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Spend an afternoon strolling around downtown’s Market Square and enjoying the ample greenspace at World’s Fair Park. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025 Held twice a year, typically in the spring and fall, the tours offer visitors an opportunity to stroll through the South Lawn and the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, as well as the historic Rose Garden. Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025 The models strolled by in measured strides, seemingly unaware of the ‘trespassers’ who were gazing over from the other side of the slanted shade. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stroll

Word History

Etymology

probably from German dialect strollen

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stroll was in 1668

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“Stroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stroll. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

stroll

verb
: to walk in a leisurely or idle manner : ramble
stroll noun

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