Hypertext Webster Gateway: "amble"
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Amble \Am"ble\, n.
1. A peculiar gait of a horse, in which both legs on the same
side are moved at the same time, alternating with the legs
on the other side. ``A fine easy amble.'' --B. Jonson.
2. A movement like the amble of a horse.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
amble
n : a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) [syn: {promenade},
{ramble}, {saunter}, {stroll}, {perambulation}]
v : walk leisurely [syn: {mosey}]
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