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perambulating

 [per-am-byuh-leyt]  

per·am·bu·late

   [per-am-byuh-leyt] verb, per·am·bu·lat·ed, per·am·bu·lat·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
2.
to traverse in order to examine or inspect.
verb (used without object)
3.
to walk or travel about; stroll.

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Origin:
1560–70; < Latin perambulātus past participle of perambulāre to walk through. See per-, ambulate

Related forms
per·am·bu·la·tion, noun
per·am·bu·la·to·ry  [per-am-byuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective

Synonyms
3. saunter, promenade, amble, mosey, meander, ramble.

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perambulating

adjective
strolling or walking around; "perambulating nursemaids with their charges" 
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