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Wiktionary

amble

See also: amblé and Amble

English

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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amble (plural ambles)

  1. An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
  2. An easy gait, especially that of a horse.

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Verb

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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.

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  • (walk slowly and leisurely): saunter

Derived terms

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References

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

Anagrams

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French

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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amble

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

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Spanish

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Verb

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amble

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