/ ˈæmbl; NAmE / verb
[ v + adv. / prep. ] to walk at a slow relaxed speed
SYN stroll :
We ambled down to the beach.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (originally denoting a horse's gait): from Old French ambler , from Latin ambulare to walk.
/ ˈæmbl; NAmE / verb
[ v + adv. / prep. ] to walk at a slow relaxed speed
SYN stroll :
We ambled down to the beach.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (originally denoting a horse's gait): from Old French ambler , from Latin ambulare to walk.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005