AMBLE


Meaning of AMBLE in English

I. ˈam-bəl intransitive verb

( am·bled ; am·bling -b(ə-)liŋ)

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ambler, from Latin ambulare to walk, from ambi- + -ulare (verb base akin to Middle Welsh el he may go, Greek ēlythe he went) — more at elastic

Date: 14th century

: to go at or as if at an amble : saunter

• am·bler -b(ə-)lər noun

II. noun

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : an easy gait of a horse in which the legs on the same side of the body move together

b. : rack VII,b

2. : an easy gait

3. : a leisurely walk

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