amble

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
  2. verb walk leisurely

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation

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