ambled

verb

past tense of amble
as in strolled
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure the couple enjoys ambling along the many footpaths that meander through the park

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Recent Examples of ambled The afternoon light sank into the blue harbor as the last tourists of the season ambled down the shoreline, grim-faced, confused. — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026 When Coleman ambled onstage, the audience gasped and broke into applause. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026 On a spring training back field Saturday, Jose Altuve ambled out to a familiar spot. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026 Recently, after a bad defeat, my happy-go-lucky son, Peter, ambled over to another player, who was stone-faced with frustration and shame. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 22 May 2026 The two ambled around the metal gates that keep out the people who don’t belong in the official areas, circled around the paved walkway and made their way toward the Aronimink clubhouse. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 On a recent summer day at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, students ambled through yawns, braces and acne into their creative writing class. — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Just as the second half of the Australia game was about to kick off, the Kiddies Parade started outside the baptist church and a series of floats ambled down Main Street, which was otherwise closed off. — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 23 June 2026 Groups of Irish setters and their owners ambled up Fifth Avenue, along with a cavalcade of classic cars, vintage fire trucks and a Depression-era San Diego police paddy wagon. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambled
  1. strolled
  2. sauntered
  3. wandered
  4. walked
Verb
  • Cubans strolled along el Paseo del Prado promenade in the inky night, desperate to escape the stifling heat of their homes.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • More recently, Amal Clooney strolled through the South of France hand-in-hand with husband George in a black micro-mini with shorts peeking out underneath.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Definition of strolled
Verb
  • Hippos surfaced around us, elephants sauntered along the water’s edge, and an African fish eagle called overhead.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • The Princess Diaries actress proudly sauntered into The Albie Awards with her man on her arm back in 2023.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
Definition of sauntered
Verb
  • The 1,200-pound giraffe, named Gracie, wandered away from her unfenced habitat at Cedar Hollow Ranch in Leakey, Texas, on June 12.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • At the time, the ranch said the giraffe had likely slipped through an enclosure gate and wandered into surrounding private ranchland.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of wandered
Verb
  • At the ages of 15 and 12, the brothers walked shoulder-to-shoulder behind their mother Princess Diana's coffin in 1997.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Fairbanks then walked Max Muncy, who moved to second on defensive indifference, and Heim delivered a two-run single.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of walked

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