stroll

Noun · Verb
US[strohl]/stroʊl/1 syllable
Synonyms: amblepromenadesaunterperambulation

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)strolls

  1. a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)Synonyms: amblepromenadesaunterperambulationType of walkKinds walkabout, ramble

Verb (1)strolls, strolled, strolling

  1. walk leisurely and with no apparent aimSynonyms: saunterMore general walk

Related words saunter noun, stroller noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Stroll intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Strolled; present participle & verbal noun Strolling.]

Origin: Cf. Dan. stryge to stroll, Sw. stryka to stroke, to ramble, dial. Sw. strykel one who strolls about, Icel. strj…ka to stroke, D. struikelen to stumble, G. straucheln. Cf. Struggle.

To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.

These mothers stroll to beg sustenance for their helpless infants.— Jonathan Swift

Synonyms: To rove; roam; range; stray.

Stroll noun

A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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