— ambler , n. — amblingly , adv.
/am"beuhl/ , v. , ambled, ambling , n.
v.i.
1. to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter: He ambled around the town.
2. (of a horse) to go at a slow pace with the legs moving in lateral pairs and usually having a four-beat rhythm.
n.
3. an ambling gait.
4. a slow, easy walk or gentle pace.
5. a stroll.
[ 1350-1400; ME ambler ambulare to walk, equiv. to amb- AMBI- + -ulare to step (* -el- + s. vowel -a-; c. Welsh el- may go, Gk elaúnein to set in motion) ]
Syn. 1. ramble, meander.