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Webster 1913 Edition

Amble

Am′ble

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Ambled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Ambling
.]
[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. [GREEK] to go, E.
base
. Cf.
Ambulate
.]
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.
Shakespeare
Sir, your wit
ambles
well; it goes easily.
Shakespeare

Am′ble

,
Noun.
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 1828 Edition

Amble

AM'BLE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. ambulo, to walk.]
1.
To move with a certain peculiar pace, as a horse, first lifting his two legs on one side, and then changing to the other 2. To move easy, without hard shocks.
Him time ambles withal.
3.
In a ludicrous sense, to move with submission, or by direction, or to move affectedly.

AM'BLE

,
Noun.
A peculiar pace of a horse.

Definition 2024

amble

amble

See also: amblé

English

Noun

amble ‎(plural ambles)

  1. An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
  2. An easy gait, especially that of a horse (as above).

Translations

Verb

amble ‎(third-person singular simple present ambles, present participle ambling, simple past and past participle ambled)

  1. (intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.
  2. (intransitive) Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.

Synonyms

  • (walk slowly and leisurely): saunter

Translations

Anagrams

References

  1. ↑ Funk, W. J., Word origins and their romantic stories, New York, Wilfred Funk, Inc.

French

Verb

amble

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ambler
  2. third-person singular present indicative of ambler
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of ambler
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of ambler
  5. second-person singular imperative of ambler

Anagrams

Spanish

Verb

amble

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of amblar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of amblar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of amblar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of amblar.

Etymology

Borrowing from Old French ambler ‎(“walk as a horse does”), from Old Provençal amblar, from Latin ambulō ‎(“I walk”)[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæm.bəl/
  • Rhymes: -æmbəl

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