amble
Use Amble in a sentence
bəl verb (used without object)
1.
to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter: He ambled around the town.
2.
(of a horse) to go at a slow pace with the legs moving in lateral pairs and usually having a four-beat rhythm.
noun
3.
an ambling gait.
4.
a slow, easy walk or gentle pace.
5.
a stroll.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French ambler < Latin ambulāre to walk, equivalent to amb- ambi- + -ulāre to step (*-el- + stem vowel -ā-; cognate with Welsh el- may go, Greek elaúnein to set in motion)
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French ambler < Latin ambulāre to walk, equivalent to amb- ambi- + -ulāre to step (*-el- + stem vowel -ā-; cognate with Welsh el- may go, Greek elaúnein to set in motion)
Related forms
am·bler, noun
am·bling·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. ramble, meander.
1. ramble, meander.
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amble (ˈæmbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to walk at a leisurely relaxed pace |
| 2. | (of a horse) to move slowly, lifting both legs on one side together |
| 3. | to ride a horse at an amble or leisurely pace |
| —n | |
| 4. | a leisurely motion in walking |
| 5. | a leisurely walk |
| 6. | the ambling gait of a horse |
| [C14: from Old French ambler, from Latin ambulāre to walk] | |
| 'ambler | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
amble
late 14c., from O.Fr. ambler "walk as a horse does," from L. ambulare "to walk, to go about," a compound of ambi- "around" (see ambi-) and -ulare, from PIE base *el- "to go." Until 1590s used only of horses or persons on horseback.
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Example sentences
They walk on the ground and grab insects that they encounter, or that amble past them.
As the humans amble closer, the copperhead becomes more aware of their presence.
The proximity to the lake gives its residents amble opportunities to fish, boat, canoe and swim.
Leave the area and the skunk will amble out-probably after it is done eating.
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