amble

Pronunciation: /ˈæm.bəl/

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

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
walk
Narrower (hyponyms)
ramble, walkabout

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