amble
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), from Latin ambulo (“walk”)[1].
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
amble (plural ambles)
[edit] Translations
an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
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an easy gait, especially that of a horse
[edit] Verb
amble (third-person singular simple present ambles, present participle ambling, simple past and past participle ambled)
- (intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.
- (intransitive) Of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.
[edit] Synonyms
- (walk slowly and leisurely): saunter
[edit] Translations
To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
Of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] References
- ^ Funk, W. J., Word origins and their romantic stories, New York, Wilfred Funk, Inc.
[edit] French
[edit] Verb
amble
- first-person singular present indicative of ambler
- third-person singular present indicative of ambler
- first-person singular present subjunctive of ambler
- first-person singular present subjunctive of ambler
- second-person singular imperative of ambler
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Verb
amble (infinitive amblar)
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