About The Word Amble
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Amble
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What's The Definition Of Amble?
[n] a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
[v] walk leisurely Synonyms | Synonyms for Amble: mosey | perambulation | promenade | ramble | saunter | stroll Related Terms | Find terms related to Amble: airing | barge | bowl along | bundle | canter | caracole | claudicate | clump | constitutional | crawl | creep | curvet | dally | dillydally | dogtrot | drag | drag along | drag out | drift | droop | flounce | foot | footslog | forced march | frisk | gait | gallop | go dead slow | go on horseback | go slow | hack | halt | hike | hippety-hop | hitch | hobble | hop | idle | inch | inch along | jaunt | jog | jog-trot | jolt | jump | laze | limp | linger | lock step | loiter | lope | lumber | lunge | lurch | march | mince | mincing steps | mope | mosey | mount | muck | mush | pace | paddle | parade | peg | peripatetic journey | peripateticism | piaffe | piaffer | plod | poke | poke along | prance | promenade | rack | ramble | ride bareback | ride hard | roll | sashay | saunter | schlep | scuff | scuffle | scuttle | shamble | shuffle | shuffle along | sidle | single-foot | skip | slink | slither | slog | slouch | slowness | stagger | stagger along | stalk | stamp | step | stomp | straddle | straggle | stretch | stride | stroll | strolling gait | strut | stump | swagger | swing | take horse | tittup | toddle | toddle along | totter | totter along | traipse | tramp | tread | trip | trot | trudge | turn | velocity | waddle | walk | walking tour | wamble | wiggle | wobble | worm | worm along See Also | walk | walk | walkabout Amble In Webster's Dictionary \Am"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ambled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Ambling}.] [F. ambler to amble, fr. L. ambulare to walk, in
LL., to amble, perh. fr. amb-, ambi-, and a root meaning to
go: cf. Gr. ? to go, E. base. Cf. {Ambulate}.]
1. To go at the easy gait called an amble; -- applied to the
horse or to its rider.
2. To move somewhat like an ambling horse; to go easily or
without hard shocks.
The skipping king, he ambled up and down. --Shak.
Sir, your wit ambles well; it goes easily. --Shak.
\Am"ble\, n. 1. A peculiar gait of a horse, in which both legs on the same side are moved at the same time, alternating with the legs on the other side. ``A fine easy amble.'' --B. Jonson. 2. A movement like the amble of a horse. |
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