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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryam·ble I \ˈam-bəl\ intransitive verb (am·bled ; am·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French ambler, from Latin ambulare to walk, from ambi- + -ulare (verb base akin to Middle Welsh el he may go, Greek ēlythe he went) — more at elastic DATE 14th century: to go at or as if at an amble : saunter• am·bler \-b(ə-)lər\ noun II noun DATE 14th century1. a. an easy gait of a horse in which the legs on the same side of the body move together b. rack VII,b2. an easy gait3. a leisurely walkEnglish Etymologyamble late 14c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. ambler "walk as a horse does," from L.ambulare "to walk, to go about," a compound of ambi- "around" (see ambi-) and -ulare, from PIE base *el- "to go." Until 1590s used only of horses or persons on horseback.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7ambleamble / 5Ambl / verb[V +adv. / prep.] to walk at a slow relaxed speed 缓行；漫步 SYN stroll : We ambled down to the beach. 我们漫步向海滩走去。 OLTamble verb⇨ wanderWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedam·bleI. \ˈambəl, ˈaam-\ intransitive verb(ambled ; ambled ; ambling \b(ə)liŋ\ ; ambles)Etymology: Middle English amblen, from Middle French ambler, from Latin ambulare to walk, from amb- around + -ulare (verb base probably akin to Latin -ilium in exilium exile); probably akin to Greek alasthai to wander, Latvian aluôt to wander around — more at ambi-1. a. : to go at an amble < the pony ambled down the lane > b. : to walk or move in an easygoing or leisurely manner : saunter < time to amble back to the office >2. : to go or proceed smoothly or easily < the interpretation ambles on — H.O.Taylor >II. noun(-s)1. of a horse a. : an easy 4-beat gait with lateral motion b. : rack VII b2. : an easy gait3. : an easygoing or leisurely walking movement < the aimless amble of the … holiday crowd — L.C.Douglas >

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