amble

[ am-buhl ]

/ ˈæm bəl /

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verb (used without object), am·bled, am·bling.

to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter: He ambled around the town.

(of a horse) to go at a slow pace with the legs moving in lateral pairs and usually having a four-beat rhythm.

noun

an ambling gait.

a slow, easy walk or gentle pace.

a stroll.

Origin of amble

1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French ambler<Latin ambulāre to walk, equivalent to amb-ambi- + -ulāre to step (*-el- + stem vowel -ā-; cognate with Welsh el- may go, Greek elaúnein to set in motion)

SYNONYMS FOR amble

1 ramble, meander.

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OTHER WORDS FROM amble

ambler, nounam·bling·ly, adverb

Words nearby amble

ambivalence, ambivalent, ambivalent sexism, ambiversion, ambivert, amble, Ambler, Ambleside, ambly-, amblyaphia, amblygeustia

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Example sentences from the Web for amble

The poor ruffler was fallen into meditation, and noted not that his nag did no more than amble.
The Tavern Knight|Rafael Sabatini
By and by he dropped from a canter into a rock; from a rock to an amble; then into a walk, and finally to a slow painful limp.
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant,|George Alfred Townsend
Pray, how long does it take a pony to amble over three miles in a pitch-dark night?
A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed.|William Chauncey Bartlett
We saw above that in order to represent the amble the marchers had to move the legs of the same side simultaneously.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer

The boy dropped his sickle and began to amble up the hill as fast as his bow-legs would permit.
In Apple-Blossom Time|Clara Louise Burnham

British Dictionary definitions for amble

amble

/ (ˈæmbəl) /

verb (intr)

to walk at a leisurely relaxed pace

(of a horse) to move slowly, lifting both legs on one side together

to ride a horse at an amble or leisurely pace

noun

a leisurely motion in walking

a leisurely walk

the ambling gait of a horse

Derived forms of amble

ambler, noun

Word Origin for amble

C14: from Old French ambler, from Latin ambulāre to walk

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单词	amble
释义	amble [ am-buhl ] / ˈæm bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR amble ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), am·bled, am·bling. to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter: He ambled around the town. (of a horse) to go at a slow pace with the legs moving in lateral pairs and usually having a four-beat rhythm. noun an ambling gait. a slow, easy walk or gentle pace. a stroll. Origin of amble 1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French ambler<Latin ambulāre to walk, equivalent to amb-ambi- + -ulāre to step (*-el- + stem vowel -ā-; cognate with Welsh el- may go, Greek elaúnein to set in motion) SYNONYMS FOR amble 1 ramble, meander. SEE SYNONYMS FOR amble ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM amble ambler, nounam·bling·ly, adverb Words nearby amble ambivalence, ambivalent, ambivalent sexism, ambiversion, ambivert, amble, Ambler, Ambleside, ambly-, amblyaphia, amblygeustia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for amble The poor ruffler was fallen into meditation, and noted not that his nag did no more than amble. The Tavern Knight\|Rafael Sabatini By and by he dropped from a canter into a rock; from a rock to an amble; then into a walk, and finally to a slow painful limp. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant,\|George Alfred Townsend Pray, how long does it take a pony to amble over three miles in a pitch-dark night? A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed.\|William Chauncey Bartlett We saw above that in order to represent the amble the marchers had to move the legs of the same side simultaneously. Artistic Anatomy of Animals\|douard Cuyer The boy dropped his sickle and began to amble up the hill as fast as his bow-legs would permit. In Apple-Blossom Time\|Clara Louise Burnham British Dictionary definitions for amble amble / (ˈæmbəl) / verb (intr) to walk at a leisurely relaxed pace (of a horse) to move slowly, lifting both legs on one side together to ride a horse at an amble or leisurely pace noun a leisurely motion in walking a leisurely walk the ambling gait of a horse Derived forms of amble ambler, noun Word Origin for amble C14: from Old French ambler, from Latin ambulāre to walk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to amble sashay, ramble, drift, wander, mosey, loiter, meander, toddle, saunter, stroll, ankle, dawdle, percolate, gander, boogie, hoof it
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amble

verb (used without object), am·bled, am·bling.

noun

Origin of amble

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Example sentences from the Web for amble

British Dictionary definitions for amble

verb (intr)

noun

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