amblingn.

Brit.

/ˈambl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈamblɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈæmb(ə)lɪŋ/

Forms: see amble v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amble v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < amble v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare amble n.In attributive use as modifier in sense 1, this word is difficult to distinguish from ambling adj. in certain phrases; compare discussion of ambiguous uses at that entry.

1. With reference to a horse or other quadruped. The action of moving forwards at the gait or pace of an amble (amble n. 1). Also: an instance of this; a period of time spent moving in this way.Recorded earliest as a modifier.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [noun] > type(s) of gait > amble

ambling1310

amblerec1380

amblec1405

tolutation1646

1310 in J. L. Fisher Medieval Farming Gloss. (1968) 25/1 Omblyngshon.

?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 9 Sette a colte in aumblyng ringes [Fr. ambléure], he will use it whiles thei aren on.

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Glomeratio, the pleasant pase or amblyng [1578 ambling] of an horse.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. vi. 193 They move per latera, that is two legs of one side together, which is Tollutation or ambling .

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Horse Ambling; which is chosen for Ease, Great Men's Seats, or long Travel, is a Motion contrary to Trotting.

1794 R. Burns Let. 19 Nov. (1985) II. 327 You have so flattered me on my horsemanship with my favorite Hobby & have praised the grace of his ambling so much, that I am scarcely off his back.

1819 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 222/1 The amblings, curvetings, startings, and kickings of the horse.

1901 Field 9 Mar. 322/1 The Boer never rides his horse at the trot, but at a quick walk or canter, and a step peculiar to the country and called ‘trippling’, or, as we should style it, ambling.

2003 R. M. Alexander Princ. Animal Locomotion vii. 111 In ambling, the four feet move at roughly equal intervals, in the same order as in walking.

2. With reference to a person. Originally: the action of walking or moving with a gait or motion suggestive of the amble of a horse (see amble n. 1), esp. in its smoothness, steadiness, or moderate speed; (also) an instance of this. Now: the action of walking at a slow, relaxed, or leisurely pace, typically in a slightly aimless fashion; (also) an instance of this.In early use sometimes applied to dancing.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > style or manner of dancing > [noun]

ambling1597

heel and toe1805

cheek to cheek1920

touch dancing1966

headbanging1978

dad dancing1996

krump2004

krumping2004

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > stately or affected

cock pace1569

stalk1590

ambling1597

amble1607

strut1607

jetting1609

prance1648

grand pas1651

strutting1656

jet1686

to have a roll on1881

1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. iv. 11 I am not for this aumbling, Beeing but heauie I will beare the light.

1624 J. Gee Foot out of Snare 17 Their kneeling down to every Priest they meet, their ambling thrice about a Crosse.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. x. 59 What..your uncle Antony, means, by his frequent amblings hither.

1810 G. Crabbe Borough xix. 256 Their wanton Ambling and their watchful Wiles.

1935 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 9 Nov. 214/1 The following conditions were seen by me in my amblings.

2003 Novel 36 313 Marlow describes his amblings outside the court.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

amblingadj.

Brit.

/ˈambl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈamblɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈæmb(ə)lɪŋ/

Forms: Middle English amblande, Middle English amblende, Middle English awmbylyng, Middle English hamland, Middle English hamlynge, Middle English haumlyng, Middle English–1500s amblynge, Middle English– ambling, 1500s ambelynge, 1500s amblinge, 1500s amblyng, 1500s amelyng, 1500s amelynge, 1500s amlyng, 1500s amlynge, 1500s aumblying, 1500s aumblynge, 1500s hambling, 1600s aumbling; also Scottish pre-1700 ameland, pre-1700 amlan, pre-1700 amland, pre-1700 amling, pre-1700 ammelling, pre-1700 aumbling, pre-1700 hameland.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amble v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < amble v. + -ing suffix². Compare amblant adj.In sense 2, in attributive use modifying nouns denoting pace or gait, perhaps sometimes to be interpreted as an attributive use of ambling n. (compare sense ambling n. 1). A similar interpretation is perhaps also possible for some later examples of sense 1.

1. Of a horse or other quadruped: that ambles or is ambling (amble v. 1a ); spec. that is inclined to amble, esp. in preference to trotting.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [adjective] > ambling

amblanta1393

amblinga1393

ambuling1476

racking1532

pacing1597

steady1835

single-footeda1864

single-footing1890

trippling1901

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. l. 1309 On faire amblende hors thei sete.

a1450 Generides (Pierpont Morgan) (1865) l. 4031 (MED) Thei set him on an ambling palfray.

a1500 Eng. Conquest Ireland (Rawl.) (1896) 89 (MED) Vnneth he wolde ryde any hamlynge hors, but mych trottynge hors.

1550 J. Coke Deb. Heraldes Eng. & Fraunce sig. Lv Ambelynge Hackeneys, and Hobbes plentie.

1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 37^v Least homely breaker marre fine ambling ball.

1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor ii. ii. 293 Ile sooner trust..A theefe to walk my ambling gelding, the[n] my wife With her selfe.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 133 They have no Gueldings or ambling Nagges,..but commonly use trotting and stoned Nagges.

a1700 J. Maidment New Bk. Old Ballads (1844) 14 He rade ane ambling naigie.

1773 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (ed. 4) at Canterbury gallop The hand gallop of an ambling horse, commonly called a canter.

1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall xvi. 133 She rode her sleek ambling pony.

1832 Ld. Tennyson Lady of Shalott ii, in Poems (new ed.) 11 An abbot on an ambling pad.

1882 E. J. Oswald By Fell & Fjord viii. 79 No wonder ambling ponies are so esteemed here [in Iceland] for women; trotting with such a saddle would be most uncomfortable.

1940 T. H. White Ill-made Knight xxv. 163 There were urbane abbots, titupping along on ambling palfreys, in furred hoods.

1995 B. L. Hendricks Internat. Encycl. Horse Breeds 50/2 There is a narrow but clear trail of ambling horses to be found in Turkey, China, Mongolia, and Siberia.

2. Of a pace or gait: steady, easy, leisurely; having the characteristics of an amble (amble n. 1). Also in figurative contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > of pace

slackc1000

amblinga1470

softly1572

slow-paced1610

downtempo1972

the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adjective] > unhurried

toomsomea1400

leisurefulc1449

amblinga1470

hooly1513

leisurablea1540

unhasty1590

leisurely1604

slow-paced1610

unprecipitated1698

leisure1708

unhurrieda1774

jog-trot1826

parliamentary1835

hasteless1838

time-taking1839

unhasting1839

slowed-down1905

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 269 Thys mayde rode on by the way a souffte amblynge pace.

a1635 R. Corbet Poems (1807) 19 A wondrous witty ambling pace.

1775 F. Grose et al. Antiquarian Repertory I. 77 A thick shuffleing kind of Ambling-trot.

1887 H. R. Haggard Jess i. 3 He put the tired nag into a sort of ‘tripple’ or ambling canter much affected by S. African horses.

1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 8/3 This peculiar ambling walk, the only similarity I saw between him and Old Bill.

1976 K. Reddick Horses 29 Iceland ponies..have a distinctive ambling gait known as the tølt.

2001 J. W. Evans Horses (ed. 3) 126 One of the requirements for approval is a natural ambling four-beat gait (singlefoot or rack).

3. Of a person, a river, speech, etc.: that ambles (amble v. 2); that moves or flows at a steady or relaxed pace, or in a slightly aimless manner; wandering; unstructured.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective]

walkinga1600

ambling1600

ambulant1619

gressive1668

sashaying1935

the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > moving slowly

slowa1398

slow-movingc1450

slow-bellied1554

lazya1568

slow-footed1587

slow-paced1594

leaden-footed1596

snaily1596

snail-paced1597

dragglinga1599

leaden-heeled1598

ambling1600

slow-foot1607

sluggisha1616

slow-pacing1616

tortoise-paced1623

slow-going1634

leaden-stepping1645

tardigradous1652

tardigrade1656

snail-crawleda1658

dawdling1773

loitering1791–2

slow-stepping1793

creepy1794

lugging1816

tortoise-footed1818

crawling1820

creepy-crawly1858

slowing1877

lead-foot1896

soodling1951

1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne iv. xxvii. 60 Of their night ambling dame, the Syrians prated.

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xiv. 228 The ambling Streame.

1706 N. Rowe Ulysses i. i. 308 Easie ambling Speeches.

1850 J. S. Blackie in tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas I. Pref. p. xiv Our own Anapæstic verse..has..a light, ambling, unsteady air about it.

1968 Listener 20 June 790/3 Professor Tolkien was thinking of the average, ambling Englishman when he wrote about his hobbits.

2000 Time Out 26 Jan. 173/1 The documentary recording the reveries is a suitably ambling, ramshackle affair.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ambling
释义	amblingn. Brit. /ˈambl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈamblɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈæmb(ə)lɪŋ/ Forms: see amble v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amble v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < amble v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare amble n.In attributive use as modifier in sense 1, this word is difficult to distinguish from ambling adj. in certain phrases; compare discussion of ambiguous uses at that entry. 1. With reference to a horse or other quadruped. The action of moving forwards at the gait or pace of an amble (amble n. 1). Also: an instance of this; a period of time spent moving in this way.Recorded earliest as a modifier. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [noun] > type(s) of gait > amble ambling1310 amblerec1380 amblec1405 tolutation1646 1310 in J. L. Fisher Medieval Farming Gloss. (1968) 25/1 Omblyngshon. ?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 9 Sette a colte in aumblyng ringes [Fr. ambléure], he will use it whiles thei aren on. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Glomeratio, the pleasant pase or amblyng [1578 ambling] of an horse. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. vi. 193 They move per latera, that is two legs of one side together, which is Tollutation or ambling . View more context for this quotation 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Horse Ambling; which is chosen for Ease, Great Men's Seats, or long Travel, is a Motion contrary to Trotting. 1794 R. Burns Let. 19 Nov. (1985) II. 327 You have so flattered me on my horsemanship with my favorite Hobby & have praised the grace of his ambling so much, that I am scarcely off his back. 1819 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 222/1 The amblings, curvetings, startings, and kickings of the horse. 1901 Field 9 Mar. 322/1 The Boer never rides his horse at the trot, but at a quick walk or canter, and a step peculiar to the country and called ‘trippling’, or, as we should style it, ambling. 2003 R. M. Alexander Princ. Animal Locomotion vii. 111 In ambling, the four feet move at roughly equal intervals, in the same order as in walking. 2. With reference to a person. Originally: the action of walking or moving with a gait or motion suggestive of the amble of a horse (see amble n. 1), esp. in its smoothness, steadiness, or moderate speed; (also) an instance of this. Now: the action of walking at a slow, relaxed, or leisurely pace, typically in a slightly aimless fashion; (also) an instance of this.In early use sometimes applied to dancing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > style or manner of dancing > [noun] ambling1597 heel and toe1805 cheek to cheek1920 touch dancing1966 headbanging1978 dad dancing1996 krump2004 krumping2004 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > stately or affected cock pace1569 stalk1590 ambling1597 amble1607 strut1607 jetting1609 prance1648 grand pas1651 strutting1656 jet1686 to have a roll on1881 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. iv. 11 I am not for this aumbling, Beeing but heauie I will beare the light. View more context for this quotation 1624 J. Gee Foot out of Snare 17 Their kneeling down to every Priest they meet, their ambling thrice about a Crosse. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. x. 59 What..your uncle Antony, means, by his frequent amblings hither. 1810 G. Crabbe Borough xix. 256 Their wanton Ambling and their watchful Wiles. 1935 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 9 Nov. 214/1 The following conditions were seen by me in my amblings. 2003 Novel 36 313 Marlow describes his amblings outside the court. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). amblingadj. Brit. /ˈambl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈamblɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈæmb(ə)lɪŋ/ Forms: Middle English amblande, Middle English amblende, Middle English awmbylyng, Middle English hamland, Middle English hamlynge, Middle English haumlyng, Middle English–1500s amblynge, Middle English– ambling, 1500s ambelynge, 1500s amblinge, 1500s amblyng, 1500s amelyng, 1500s amelynge, 1500s amlyng, 1500s amlynge, 1500s aumblying, 1500s aumblynge, 1500s hambling, 1600s aumbling; also Scottish pre-1700 ameland, pre-1700 amlan, pre-1700 amland, pre-1700 amling, pre-1700 ammelling, pre-1700 aumbling, pre-1700 hameland. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amble v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < amble v. + -ing suffix². Compare amblant adj.In sense 2, in attributive use modifying nouns denoting pace or gait, perhaps sometimes to be interpreted as an attributive use of ambling n. (compare sense ambling n. 1). A similar interpretation is perhaps also possible for some later examples of sense 1. 1. Of a horse or other quadruped: that ambles or is ambling (amble v. 1a ); spec. that is inclined to amble, esp. in preference to trotting. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [adjective] > ambling amblanta1393 amblinga1393 ambuling1476 racking1532 pacing1597 steady1835 single-footeda1864 single-footing1890 trippling1901 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. l. 1309 On faire amblende hors thei sete. a1450 Generides (Pierpont Morgan) (1865) l. 4031 (MED) Thei set him on an ambling palfray. a1500 Eng. Conquest Ireland (Rawl.) (1896) 89 (MED) Vnneth he wolde ryde any hamlynge hors, but mych trottynge hors. 1550 J. Coke Deb. Heraldes Eng. & Fraunce sig. Lv Ambelynge Hackeneys, and Hobbes plentie. 1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 37^v Least homely breaker marre fine ambling ball. 1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor ii. ii. 293 Ile sooner trust..A theefe to walk my ambling gelding, the[n] my wife With her selfe. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 133 They have no Gueldings or ambling Nagges,..but commonly use trotting and stoned Nagges. a1700 J. Maidment New Bk. Old Ballads (1844) 14 He rade ane ambling naigie. 1773 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (ed. 4) at Canterbury gallop The hand gallop of an ambling horse, commonly called a canter. 1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall xvi. 133 She rode her sleek ambling pony. 1832 Ld. Tennyson Lady of Shalott ii, in Poems (new ed.) 11 An abbot on an ambling pad. 1882 E. J. Oswald By Fell & Fjord viii. 79 No wonder ambling ponies are so esteemed here [in Iceland] for women; trotting with such a saddle would be most uncomfortable. 1940 T. H. White Ill-made Knight xxv. 163 There were urbane abbots, titupping along on ambling palfreys, in furred hoods. 1995 B. L. Hendricks Internat. Encycl. Horse Breeds 50/2 There is a narrow but clear trail of ambling horses to be found in Turkey, China, Mongolia, and Siberia. 2. Of a pace or gait: steady, easy, leisurely; having the characteristics of an amble (amble n. 1). Also in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > of pace slackc1000 amblinga1470 softly1572 slow-paced1610 downtempo1972 the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adjective] > unhurried toomsomea1400 leisurefulc1449 amblinga1470 hooly1513 leisurablea1540 unhasty1590 leisurely1604 slow-paced1610 unprecipitated1698 leisure1708 unhurrieda1774 jog-trot1826 parliamentary1835 hasteless1838 time-taking1839 unhasting1839 slowed-down1905 a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 269 Thys mayde rode on by the way a souffte amblynge pace. a1635 R. Corbet Poems (1807) 19 A wondrous witty ambling pace. 1775 F. Grose et al. Antiquarian Repertory I. 77 A thick shuffleing kind of Ambling-trot. 1887 H. R. Haggard Jess i. 3 He put the tired nag into a sort of ‘tripple’ or ambling canter much affected by S. African horses. 1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 8/3 This peculiar ambling walk, the only similarity I saw between him and Old Bill. 1976 K. Reddick Horses 29 Iceland ponies..have a distinctive ambling gait known as the tølt. 2001 J. W. Evans Horses (ed. 3) 126 One of the requirements for approval is a natural ambling four-beat gait (singlefoot or rack). 3. Of a person, a river, speech, etc.: that ambles (amble v. 2); that moves or flows at a steady or relaxed pace, or in a slightly aimless manner; wandering; unstructured. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] walkinga1600 ambling1600 ambulant1619 gressive1668 sashaying1935 the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > moving slowly slowa1398 slow-movingc1450 slow-bellied1554 lazya1568 slow-footed1587 slow-paced1594 leaden-footed1596 snaily1596 snail-paced1597 dragglinga1599 leaden-heeled1598 ambling1600 slow-foot1607 sluggisha1616 slow-pacing1616 tortoise-paced1623 slow-going1634 leaden-stepping1645 tardigradous1652 tardigrade1656 snail-crawleda1658 dawdling1773 loitering1791–2 slow-stepping1793 creepy1794 lugging1816 tortoise-footed1818 crawling1820 creepy-crawly1858 slowing1877 lead-foot1896 soodling1951 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne iv. xxvii. 60 Of their night ambling dame, the Syrians prated. 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xiv. 228 The ambling Streame. 1706 N. Rowe Ulysses i. i. 308 Easie ambling Speeches. 1850 J. S. Blackie in tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas I. Pref. p. xiv Our own Anapæstic verse..has..a light, ambling, unsteady air about it. 1968 Listener 20 June 790/3 Professor Tolkien was thinking of the average, ambling Englishman when he wrote about his hobbits. 2000 Time Out 26 Jan. 173/1 The documentary recording the reveries is a suitably ambling, ramshackle affair. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1310adj.a1393
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