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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Amble \Am"ble\, v. 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 ? 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 --Shak. Sir, your wit ambles well it goes easily. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Amble \Am"ble\, n. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: amble n : a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) [syn: {promenade}, {ramble}, {saunter}, {stroll}, {perambulation}] v : walk leisurely [syn: {mosey}]
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