amble

A1M3B3L1E1
/ˈæm.bəl/

noun

An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.

“slow amble”

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saunterpromenadestrollperambulationmosey
OriginMiddle English amblen ← Old French ambler ← Old Occitan amblar →
UncommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

amble1

nounamble (plural ambles)

plural ambles

  1. An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.

    slow amble

    2 more examples

    casual amble

    The little man was ambling along in the middle of the street, looking around him with an expression of keen interest.

    1983 (2022), Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic, pages 25-26
  2. An easy gait, especially that of a horse.
  3. computingThat which follows the preamble, by analogy.
verbamble (third-person singular simple present ambles, present participle ambling, simple past and past participle ambled)

present singular third person ambles · participle present ambling · participle past ambled · past ambled

  1. intransitiveTo stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.

    slow amble

    3 more examples

    amble through the park

    They decided to amble along the beach at sunset.

    Tourists ambled through the narrow streets of the old town.

    Synonyms: saunter

  2. intransitiveOf a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.

Amble2

proper noun
  1. A town, harbour, and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2604).

    British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said it had been alerted to a group of about 40 whales near to the shore at Amble at 15:00 BST on Sunday.

    2026 September 21, Evie Lake, “Two pilot whales dead after mass stranding”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2026, retrieved 21 Sep 2026
  2. A minor river in Cornwall, England, which flows into the River Camel estuary (OS grid ref SW9974).
  3. An unincorporated community in Winfield Township, Montcalm County, Michigan, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.

Similar
saunter

More synonyms by meaning

nouna leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

Similar
promenadesaunterstrollperambulation
Broader
walk

verbwalk leisurely

Similar
mosey
Broader
walk
Also see
bimblemoseyperambulationpromenadesaunterstravaigstroll

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinambulō“to walk”
  2. Old Occitanamblar
  3. Old Frenchambler“walk as a horse does”
  4. Middle Englishamblen
  5. Englishamble

From Middle English amblen, from Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulō (“to walk”). Doublet of ambulate.

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Translations

Bulgarian бавна разходка, раван
  • бавна разходка (bavna razhodka)an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • раван (ravan)an easy gait, especially that of a horse
  • вървя бавно (vărvja bavno)to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
  • разхождам се бавно (razhoždam se bavno)to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
Catalan ambladura, amblar
  • ambladuraan easy gait, especially that of a horse
  • amblarof a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other
Czech procházka, mimochod
  • procházkaan unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • mimochodan easy gait, especially that of a horse
  • procházet seto stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
  • courat seto stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
  • jít mimochodemof a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other
Danish spadsergang, pasgang
  • spadsergangan unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • pasgangan easy gait, especially that of a horse
  • spasereto stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
Dutch slenteren
  • slenterento stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
Esperanto promeno, amblo
  • promenoan unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • ambloan unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • ambloan easy gait, especially that of a horse
  • amblito stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
  • ambliof a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other
Estonian jalutama
  • jalutamato stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
Finnish tepastelu, käynti
  • tepasteluan unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • käyntian easy gait, especially that of a horse
  • tepastellato stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
  • käydäof a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other
French amble, déambuler
  • amblean unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • déambulerto stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
  • amblerto stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
  • amblerof a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other
German gemächlicher Gang, Spaziergang
  • gemächlicher Gangan unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • Spaziergangan unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • Passgangan easy gait, especially that of a horse
  • schlendernto stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
  • flanierento stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
  • spazierento stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
  • zottelnto stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
Hungarian ballagás
  • ballagásan unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
Icelandic labba
  • labbato stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
Italian passeggiare, deambulare
  • passeggiarean unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • deambularean unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • ambiare class verban unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • ambioan easy gait, especially that of a horse
  • ambiaduraan easy gait, especially that of a horse
  • ambiareof a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other
Māori hāereere, whakatīhake
  • hāereereto stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
  • whakatīhaketo stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
Norwegian Bokmål spasere
  • spasereto stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
Polish spacer, przechadzka
  • spaceran unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • przechadzkaan unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • krok spacerowyan easy gait, especially that of a horse
  • spacerowaćto stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
  • przechadzać sięto stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
  • iść krokiem spacerowymof a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other
Portuguese passeio, caminhada
  • passeioan unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • caminhadaan unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • passearto stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
Romanian plimbare, plimba
  • plimbarean unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • plimbato stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
Russian лёгкая похо́дка, и́ноходь
  • лёгкая похо́дка (ljóxkaja poxódka)an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • и́ноходь (ínoxodʹ)an easy gait, especially that of a horse
  • гуля́ть (guljátʹ)to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
  • брести́ (brestí)to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
  • бежа́ть и́ноходью (bežátʹ ínoxodʹju)of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other
Spanish deambular, ambular
  • deambularan unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • ambularan unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • deambularto stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
  • ambularto stroll or walk slowly and leisurely
Ukrainian легка хода, інохідь
  • легка хода (lehka xoda)an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll
  • інохідь (inoxidʹ)an easy gait, especially that of a horse
  • йти інохіддю (jty inoxiddju)of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other
  • бігти інохіддю (bihty inoxiddju)of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with amble

Campbellgamblescrambleramblebrambleunscramblehamblegambolshamblecramblefamblerescramble
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Anagrams

blameMabelmelbaMablelambebelamAmbelEmbla
Cite this entry
APA

amble. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amble

MLA

“amble.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amble. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amble,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amble.

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