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verb (used without object)
1.
to walk leisurely as inclination directs; ramble; saunter; take a walk: to stroll along the beach.
2.
to wander or rove from place to place; roam: strolling troubadours.
verb (used with object)
3.
to saunter along or through: to stroll the countryside.
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Strolling
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
noun
4.
a leisurely walk; ramble; saunter: a short stroll before supper.
Origin:
1595–1605; of uncertain origin
1595–1605; of uncertain origin
Synonyms
1. stray, meander. 4. promenade.
1. stray, meander. 4. promenade.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
stroll
c.1600, a cant word introduced from the Continent, probably from dialectal Ger. strollen, variant of Ger. strolchen "to stroll, loaf," from strolch "vagabond, vagrant," also "fortuneteller," perhaps from It. astrologo "astrologer." The noun is 1814, from the verb. Stroller "child's push-chair" is recorded
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