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Definition of "amble" []

  • To walk slowly or leisurely; stroll. (verb-intransitive)
  • To move along at an easy gait by using both legs on one side alternately with both on the other. Used of a horse. (verb-intransitive)
  • An unhurried or leisurely walk. (noun)
  • An easy gait, especially that of a horse. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "amble" in a sentence
  • "So he and his wife mounted their beasts and Abd al-Kaddus whistled, when, behold, a mighty big elephant trotted up with fore hand and feet on amble from the heart of the desert and he took it and mounted it."
  • "In our flight over the de - fert I laboured under one great and pecu - liar difadvantage, I mean my inability to keep the camel to his proper pace; for thofe who are ufed to travel on this ani - mal feldom go at a trot, but almoft always at a kind of amble, which is equally expe - ditious, and much lefs fevere to the rider."
  • "The "amble" to Country Kitchen after Formal was cold, but fun."