amble

Word family

am·ble /ˈæmbəl/ verb [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]

WALKto walk slowly in a relaxed way 漫步 SYN saunter

An old man came out and ambled over for a chat.

一个老人出来，缓步走过去聊天。

—amble noun [singular]

a pleasant amble by the river

河边愉快的漫步

Examples from the Corpus

amble• The reason may be that they charge up the hill while their elders amble.• An old man appeared from behind the house and ambled across the yard.• Cecil was ambling along as usual without a care in the world.• The little man was ambling along in the middle of the street, looking around him with an expression of keen interest.• From Ggantija we ambled down to Ramla Bay and then climbed up old terraces.• They watched me until certain I was heading another direction and then ambled on into the cover of trees.• Paul ambles out of the shed, . 22 rifle in hand.• The task force couldn't allow the elephants to spend a year ambling through a crowded settlement.• One of the horses, a white one, slowly ambled towards me.• He ambled towards us smirking, tapping a packet of air-mail envelopes on his palm.

Origin amble

(1300-1400) Old French ambler, from Latin ambulare “to walk”

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