verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
along
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The little man was ambling along in the middle of the street, looking around him with an expression of keen interest.
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You describe the trains as ambling along branch-line style.
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The men were ambling along , stopping every now and then for rests, biding time until their turn came round.
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Having nothing better to do on a blustery Sunday, I decided to amble along on one.
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People ambled along , indulging in the local pastime of frustrating car drivers who had the temerity to attempt a breakthrough.
over
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I amble over to Odd-Knut to ask a few dumb questions.
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When she saw where I was sitting she pushed her hands in her coat pockets and ambled over on her shaky heels.
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He ambled over to the nearest tree - happily some metres from where I stood hidden, and turned towards the tower.
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Heaving his body up to his feet he left his cool sanctuary and ambled over towards them.
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We parked downhill from the cottage and ambled over to the top of the falls.
up
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A pathway ambles up beside art galleries and chic boutiques to the domed church.
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C.-They ambled up the crowded tunnel, one after the other, their eyes as lifeless as their team.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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An old man appeared from behind the house and ambled across the yard.
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Cecil was ambling along as usual without a care in the world.
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One of the horses, a white one, slowly ambled towards me.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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From Ggantija we ambled down to Ramla Bay and then climbed up old terraces.
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He ambled towards us smirking, tapping a packet of air-mail envelopes on his palm.
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Paul ambles out of the shed,. 22 rifle in hand.
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The little man was ambling along in the middle of the street, looking around him with an expression of keen interest.
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The reason may be that they charge up the hill while their elders amble .
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The task force couldn't allow the elephants to spend a year ambling through a crowded settlement.
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They watched me until certain I was heading another direction and then ambled on into the cover of trees.