as in stroll
a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure
we had a lovely amble about the quaint village before continuing our drive
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Recent Examples of amble
Julia O'Driscoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 June 2024
The guitars’ rolling amble stops just short of a strut.
—Raymond Cummings, SPIN, 28 May 2024
Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Rosario also tried to leak intel to the Nassau County D.A.’s office’s organized crime unit to shut down rival ambling parlors, according to the feds.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
That's partly because time takes on a strangely elastic quality here – routines melt away, activities are leisurely, and an amble across an island can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours, depending on how willing the walker is to take a less well-trodden path.
—Julia O'Driscoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 June 2024
The guitars’ rolling amble stops just short of a strut.
—Raymond Cummings, SPIN, 28 May 2024
Verb
But there's always room for Jack Nicholson, who ambled backstage just to check out the scene in 2013.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Rosario also tried to leak intel to the Nassau County D.A.’s office’s organized crime unit to shut down rival ambling parlors, according to the feds.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amble
Verb
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Visitors can stroll downtown and receive samplings as well as a complimentary flower from each location.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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From learning just enough French to ordering your café et croissant from the neighborhood boulangerie, to strolling around an artistic arrondissement, taking in the various shops and street style at a leisurely pace.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Against Boston, the 25-year-old gave up 6 hits, 5 runs and 4 walks in 3 2/3 innings for the Philadelphia Athletics.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Union Park data facility, run by Ark Data Centres, is a six-minute walk from the Hyde North substation.—
Michael D. Shear,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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After a quarter of an hour, the bass line sauntered instead of shuffling.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
13 Mar. 2025
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And starting again with someone new seemed like a distant dream, Haynie says, until that night Davis McClendon sauntered up and sat down in her life.—
Anne-Marie Green,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Elderly residents wandered off without supervision, medications weren’t properly administered, and emergency pull cords in some bedrooms didn’t work, the state alleged.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Droids also wandered about recently at SXSW in a presentation by Disney Experiences chairman Josh D’Amaro and Disney Entertainment co-chairman Alan Bergman called The Future of World Building At Disney.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Amble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amble. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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