bimble
/ˈbɪmb(ə)l
/British informal
verb [no object, with adverbial of direction]
Walk or travel at a leisurely pace: on Sunday we bimbled around Spitalfields and Brick Lane...
- In the end, then, we just bimbled about with half hearted plans each day.
- Their plane, the 1805, sat on the tarmac for twenty minutes or so, and then bimbled off into the sky a little after 1830.
- We arrived early afternoon and, after dumping our bags in our lovely AC controlled room in Chelsea, we bimbled on down to Greenwich for the evening.
noun
A leisurely walk or journey: we were enjoying a pleasant bimble over the rocks...
- Combine sunshine and white sand, long aimless bimbles and brown toes.
- We all had a little bimble around Big Chamber Near The Entrance then headed to Gnome Passage where John took a few photos.
- Since Tom had done something to his shoulder the day before I downgraded the trip to a "gentle bimble".
Origin
1980s: probably an alteration of bumble.
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