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1 definition 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.
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