amble Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
    promenade; perambulation; saunter; stroll.
  2. verb walk leisurely
    mosey.

WordNet

Am"ble intransitive verb
Etymology
F. ambler to amble, fr. L. ambulare to walk, in LL., to amble, perh. fr. amb-, ambi-, and a root meaning to go: cf. Gr. to go, E. base. Cf. Ambulate.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Ambled present participle & verbal noun Ambling
Definitions
  1. To go at the easy gait called an amble; -- applied to the horse or to its rider.
  2. To move somewhat like an ambling horse; to go easily or without hard shocks.
    The skipping king, he ambled up and down. Shak.
    Sir, your wit ambles well; it goes easily. Shak.
Am"ble noun
Definitions
  1. A peculiar gait of a horse, in which both legs on the same side are moved at the same time, alternating with the legs on the other side. "A fine easy amble." B. Jonson.
  2. A movement like the amble of a horse.

Webster 1913