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stroll

[strohl]
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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to spend time idly; loaf.
noun
4.
a leisurely walk; ramble; saunter: a short stroll before supper.

Origin:
1595–1605; of uncertain origin


1. stray, meander. 4. promenade.

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  • But none of them have the time for a leisurely stroll through a science lab.
  • Stroll around the place-past luxury yachts and manicured gardens-and the impression is one of contented prosperity.
  • Click on the map below to see what a stroll will reveal.
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stroll (strəʊl)
 
vb
1.  to walk about in a leisurely manner
2.  (intr) to wander from place to place
 
n
3.  a leisurely walk
 
[C17: probably from dialect German strollen, of obscure origin; compare German Strolch tramp]

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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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from 1920.
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