amble

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See also: amblé and Amble

English

Etymology

From Middle English amblen, from Old French ambler (walk as a horse does), from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulō (I walk).[1] Doublet of ambulate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæm.bəl/
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  • Rhymes: -æmbəl

Noun

amble (plural ambles)

  1. An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
  2. An easy gait, especially that of a horse.
  3. (computing) That which follows the preamble, by analogy.

Translations

Verb

amble (third-person singular simple present ambles, present participle ambling, simple past and past participle ambled)

  1. (intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.
    amble through the park
  2. (intransitive) Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.

Synonyms

  • (walk slowly and leisurely): saunter

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. ^ Funk, W. J., Word origins and their romantic stories, New York, Wilfred Funk, Inc.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Verb

amble

  1. inflection of ambler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Spanish

Verb

amble

  1. inflection of amblar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative