stroll

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
  2. verb walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

amble, promenade, saunter, perambulation

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