stroll

[ strohl ]
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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)
  1. to saunter along or through: to stroll the countryside.

noun
  1. a leisurely walk; ramble; saunter: a short stroll before supper.

Origin of stroll

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; of uncertain origin

Other words for stroll

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How to use stroll in a sentence

  • The lovers, who had laid their plans the night before, were already strolling toward the wharf.

  • For the man strolling directly towards the fountain was Prince Boris Mazaroff!

    The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. White
  • He had come up from Nancy that morning, and had since occupied the time in strolling about seeing the sights of the little place.

    The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queux
  • With a deep sigh he turned indoors for his hat, and went strolling down the avenue.

    Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Each motion of the slow-strolling form in its clinging robes was a separate loveliness.

    The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa

British Dictionary definitions for stroll

stroll

/ (strəʊl) /


verb
  1. to walk about in a leisurely manner

  2. (intr) to wander from place to place

noun
  1. a leisurely walk

Origin of stroll

1
C17: probably from dialect German strollen, of obscure origin; compare German Strolch tramp

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