amble

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈæm.bəl/

Definition of amble

8 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
    “slow amble”
    “casual amble”
    “The little man was ambling along in the middle of the street, looking around him with an expression of keen interest.”
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noun

  1. An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
    “slow amble”
    “casual amble”
    “The little man was ambling along in the middle of the street, looking around him with an expression of keen interest.”
  2. An easy gait, especially that of a horse.
  3. That which follows the preamble, by analogy.

verb

  1. (intransitive)To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.
    “amble through the park”
    “slow amble”
    “They decided to amble along the beach at sunset.”
    “Tourists ambled through the narrow streets of the old town.”
  2. (intransitive)Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.

name

  1. A town, harbour, and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2604).
  2. A minor river in Cornwall, England, which flows into the River Camel estuary (OS grid ref SW9974).
  3. 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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