amble
Meanings
noun
- An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
- An easy gait, especially that of a horse.
- That which follows the preamble, by analogy.
verb
- To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.
- Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.
name
- A town, harbour, and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2604).
- A minor river in Cornwall, England, which flows into the River Camel estuary (OS grid ref SW9974).
- An unincorporated community in Winfield Township, Montcalm County, Michigan, United States.
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Etymology
From Middle English amblen, from Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulō (“to walk”). Doublet of ambulate.
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