ambled; ambling
ˈam-b(ə-)liŋ 
: to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
spent the day ambling through the park
1
a
: an easy gait of a horse in which the legs on the same side of the body move together
2
: an easy gait
3
: a leisurely walk
took a casual amble through the gardens
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Examples of amble in a Sentence
Verb
We ambled along as we talked.
They ambled down the road.
Noun
we had a lovely amble about the quaint village before continuing our drive
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Customers used carts and handheld baskets and ambled the aisles with their lists and often those lists expanded because there were so many products.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Steward’s walk was the real deal: a four-hour amble along secondary roads past farmsteads and olive groves, the undulating terrain fanning out around us on all sides.
—Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The creature will eventually amble up to a house with a cracked attic window, slipping inside for an early afternoon nap.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Customers used carts and handheld baskets and ambled the aisles with their lists and often those lists expanded because there were so many products.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
In addition to ambles, the Cady Hill trail network welcomes skiers, snowshoers, and mountain bikers depending on the season.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Steward’s walk was the real deal: a four-hour amble along secondary roads past farmsteads and olive groves, the undulating terrain fanning out around us on all sides.
—Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Amble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amble. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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amble
2 of 2 noun1
: an easy gait of a horse in which the legs on the same side of the body move together
2
: a leisurely way of walking
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