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