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am·ble / ˈambəl/ • v. [intr.] walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace: they ambled along the riverbank he ambled into the foyer.• n. a walk at a slow, relaxed pace, esp. for pleasure: a peaceful riverside amble.DERIVATIVES: am·bler / -blər/ n.

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amble sb. and vb. (orig. denoting distinctive pace of a horse). XIV. —(O)F. amble sb. and its source ambler vb. — Pr. amblar :- L. ambulāre walk.

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