From Middle English amblen, from Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulō (“to walk”). Doublet of ambulate.
Meanings
An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
The little man was ambling along in the middle of the street, looking around him with an expression of keen interest. 1983 (2022), Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic, pages 25-26:
slow amble
casual amble
An easy gait, especially that of a horse.
That which follows the preamble, by analogy.
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ru лёгкая похо́дка (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · fr amble (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · eo amblo (an easy gait, especially that of a horse) · bg бавна разходка (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · eo amblo (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · it ambio (an easy gait, especially that of a horse) · uk інохідь (an easy gait, especially that of a horse) · it deambulare (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · it ambiare class verb (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · de Spaziergang (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · pl spacer (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · de gemächlicher Gang (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · de Passgang (an easy gait, especially that of a horse) · fi käynti (an easy gait, especially that of a horse) · cs mimochod (an easy gait, especially that of a horse) · it passeggiare (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · es deambular (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · pl krok spacerowy (an easy gait, especially that of a horse) · da spadsergang (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · cs procházka (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · hu ballagás (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · pt passeio (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · uk легка хода (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · ro plimbare (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · ota اشكین (an easy gait, especially that of a horse) · it ambiadura (an easy gait, especially that of a horse) · pl przechadzka (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · es ambular (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · ca ambladura (an easy gait, especially that of a horse) · ru и́ноходь (an easy gait, especially that of a horse) · da pasgang (an easy gait, especially that of a horse) · pt caminhada (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · eo promeno (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · fi tepastelu (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) · bg раван (an easy gait, especially that of a horse)
From Middle English amblen, from Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulō (“to walk”). Doublet of ambulate.
Meanings
(intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.
Tourists ambled through the narrow streets of the old town.
They decided to amble along the beach at sunset.
amble through the park
slow amble
(intransitive) Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.
rif darrej (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · de schlendern (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · ru брести́ (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · fi tepastella (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · cs courat se (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · bg вървя бавно (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · ca amblar (of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other) · de flanieren (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · ru бежа́ть и́ноходью (of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other) · is labba (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · pl przechadzać się (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · nl slenteren (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · pt passear (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · da spasere (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · cs procházet se (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · et jalutama (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · pl spacerować (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · uk бігти інохіддю (of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other) · it ambiare (of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other) · nb spasere (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · eo ambli (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · mi whakatīhake (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · eo ambli (of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other) · fi käydä (of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other) · de zotteln (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · ru гуля́ть (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · es deambular (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · bg разхождам се бавно (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · de spazieren (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · ro plimba (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · es ambular (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · fr ambler (of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other) · fr ambler (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · uk йти інохіддю (of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other) · pl iść krokiem spacerowym (of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other) · fr déambuler (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · mi hāereere (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) · cs jít mimochodem (of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other)