"amble" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæm.bəl/ Audio: en-us-amble.ogg [US] Forms: ambles [plural]
Rhymes: -æmbəl Etymology: From Middle English amblen, from Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulō (“I walk”). Doublet of ambulate. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂el- (wander)}}, {{inh|en|enm|amblen}} Middle English amblen, {{der|en|fro|ambler||walk as a horse does}} Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), {{der|en|pro|amblar}} Old Occitan amblar, {{der|en|la|ambulō||I walk}} Latin ambulō (“I walk”), {{doublet|en|ambulate}} Doublet of ambulate Head templates: {{en-noun}} amble (plural ambles)
  1. An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll. Translations (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll): бавна разходка (bavna razhodka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), procházka [feminine] (Czech), spadsergang [common-gender] (Danish), promeno (Esperanto), amble (French), gemächlicher Gang [masculine] (German), Spaziergang (German), ballagás (Hungarian), passeggiare (Italian), deambulare (Italian), ambiare class verb (Italian), passeio [masculine] (Portuguese), caminhada [feminine] (Portuguese), plimbare [feminine] (Romanian), лёгкая похо́дка (ljóxkaja poxódka) [feminine] (Russian), deambular [masculine] (Spanish), ambular (Spanish), легка хода (lehka xoda) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-amble-en-noun--WryVjXo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 11 35 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 24 23 29 Disambiguation of 'an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll': 97 3
  2. An easy gait, especially that of a horse. Categories (topical): Gaits Translations (an easy gait, especially that of a horse): раван (ravan) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ambladura [feminine] (Catalan), mimochod [masculine] (Czech), pasgang [common-gender] (Danish), amblo (Esperanto), Passgang [masculine] (German), ambio [masculine] (Italian), ambiadura [feminine] (Italian), اشكین (eşkin) (Ottoman Turkish), и́ноходь (ínoxodʹ) [feminine] (Russian), інохідь (inoxidʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-amble-en-noun-ccS8BVHV Disambiguation of Gaits: 25 39 27 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 11 35 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 24 23 29 Disambiguation of 'an easy gait, especially that of a horse': 4 96

Verb

IPA: /ˈæm.bəl/ Audio: en-us-amble.ogg [US] Forms: ambles [present, singular, third-person], ambling [participle, present], ambled [participle, past], ambled [past]
Rhymes: -æmbəl Etymology: From Middle English amblen, from Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulō (“I walk”). Doublet of ambulate. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂el- (wander)}}, {{inh|en|enm|amblen}} Middle English amblen, {{der|en|fro|ambler||walk as a horse does}} Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), {{der|en|pro|amblar}} Old Occitan amblar, {{der|en|la|ambulō||I walk}} Latin ambulō (“I walk”), {{doublet|en|ambulate}} Doublet of ambulate Head templates: {{en-verb}} amble (third-person singular simple present ambles, present participle ambling, simple past and past participle ambled)
  1. (intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (walk slowly and leisurely): saunter Translations (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely): вървя бавно (vǎrvja bavno) (Bulgarian), разхождам се бавно (razhoždam se bavno) (Bulgarian), procházet se [imperfective] (Czech), courat se [imperfective] (Czech), spasere (Danish), slenteren (Dutch), ambli (Esperanto), jalutama (Estonian), déambuler (French), ambler (French), schlendern (German), flanieren (German), spazieren (German), zotteln (German), labba (Icelandic), hāereere (Maori), whakatīhake (Maori), spasere (Norwegian Bokmål), spacerować (Polish), passear (Portuguese), plimba (Romanian), гуля́ть (guljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), брести́ (brestí) [imperfective] (Russian), deambular (Spanish), ambular (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-amble-en-verb-IR~4w33O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 11 35 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 24 23 29 Disambiguation of 'walk slowly and leisurely': 98 2 Disambiguation of 'to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely': 98 2
  2. (intransitive) Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other. Tags: intransitive Translations (of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other): amblar (Catalan), jít mimochodem [imperfective] (Czech), ambli (Esperanto), ambler (French), ambiare (Italian), бежа́ть и́ноходью (bežátʹ ínoxodʹju) [imperfective] (Russian), йти інохіддю (jty inoxiddju) (Ukrainian), бігти інохіддю (bihty inoxiddju) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-amble-en-verb-KZLKr2uW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 11 35 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 24 23 29 Disambiguation of 'of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ambler, amblingly Related terms: ambulate, ambulance, ambulatory

Inflected forms

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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "ambli"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "jalutama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "déambuler"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "ambler"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "schlendern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "flanieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "spazieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "zotteln"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "labba"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "hāereere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "whakatīhake"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "spasere"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "spacerować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "passear"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "plimba"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "guljátʹ",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "гуля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "brestí",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "брести́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "deambular"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely",
      "word": "ambular"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other",
      "word": "amblar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "jít mimochodem"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other",
      "word": "ambli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other",
      "word": "ambler"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other",
      "word": "ambiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bežátʹ ínoxodʹju",
      "sense": "of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "бежа́ть и́ноходью"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "jty inoxiddju",
      "sense": "of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other",
      "word": "йти інохіддю"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bihty inoxiddju",
      "sense": "of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other",
      "word": "бігти інохіддю"
    }
  ],
  "word": "amble"
}

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