stroll
Use Stroll in a sentence
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.
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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| —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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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
from 1920.
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Example sentences
But for a bot, a stroll along the beach-or in the desert-is no walk in the park.
Stroll around serene koi ponds and a remarkable bamboo forest.
Stroll around the place-past luxury yachts and manicured gardens-and the impression is one of contented prosperity.
Astronauts wanting a stroll could step through a hatchway and into an spacesuit mounted on the outside.
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