English Explanatory Dictionary

stroll

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble; a saunter.
  2. A dance of the 1950s in which dancers leisurely stepped, cross-stepped, and dipped at the knee to the beat of the music.
verb
  1. To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.
  2. To go somewhere with ease.
  3. To walk the streets as a prostitute.
  4. To do, obtain, or achieve something in a casual and effortless way.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/stɹəʊl/ /stɹoʊl/ en-us-stroll.ogg

Word forms

stroll strolls strolling strolled

Etymology

Borrowed from German strollen, a variant of Alemannic German strolchen, from Strolch (“vagabond; rascal”).

Synonyms

wander meander stroll ramble range roam rove stray breeze ride coast romp waltz

Antonyms

labor scrape squeeze limp squeak

Derived words

ho stroll midstroll stroll in the park strollout strollable stroller strollingly stroll on
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