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amble
verb, intr ambled, ambling
    1. To walk without hurrying; to stroll.
    2. Said of a horse, etc: to walk by lifting the two feet on the same side together and then lifting the two feet on the other side together and so move in a smooth, flowing way.
noun
    1. A leisurely walk.
      Thesaurus: walk, stroll, meander, ramble, mosey (US), perambulate, wander, drift, dawdle.
    2. A horse's ambling walk (see verb 2).
Etymology: 14c: from French ambler, from Latin ambulare to walk.



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