amble

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English amblen, from Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulō (“I walk”). Doublet of ambulate. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæm.bəl/ Rhymes: -æmbəl === Noun === amble (plural ambles) An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll. An easy gait, especially that of a horse. (computing) That which follows the preamble, by analogy. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === amble (third-person singular simple present ambles, present participle ambling, simple past and past participle ambled) (intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely. (intransitive) Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other. ==== Synonyms ==== (walk slowly and leisurely): saunter ==== Derived terms ==== ambler amblingly ==== Related terms ==== ambulate ambulance ambulatory ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Embla, Lambe, Mabel, Mable, Melba, belam, blame, melba == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃bl/ === Verb === amble inflection of ambler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === blâme, blâmé == Spanish == === Verb === amble inflection of amblar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative