See bimble on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Probably an alteration or variant of bumble (verb), perhaps influenced semantically by association with amble (verb).\nThis term is originally nautical and military in usage, and is previously used outside the current meaning of traveling on foot.",
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"A walk or journey with no particular haste."
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"(chiefly British, colloquial) A walk or journey with no particular haste."
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"To walk or travel with no particular haste."
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"(chiefly British, colloquial, intransitive) To walk or travel with no particular haste."
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{
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{
"word": "saunter"
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{
"word": "wander"
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"etymology_text": "Probably an alteration or variant of bumble (verb), perhaps influenced semantically by association with amble (verb).\nThis term is originally nautical and military in usage, and is previously used outside the current meaning of traveling on foot.",
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"word": "dander"
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"word": "roam"
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"word": "bimble"
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