Used in a Sentence

ambled

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ambled.

Editorial note

We kept our distance obviously, but it was in no hurry as it slowly ambled off the track.

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Quick take

(intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ambled gathered in one view.

verb

(intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.

verb

(intransitive) Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ambled.

verb

(intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.

verb

(intransitive) Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.

Example sentences

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We kept our distance obviously, but it was in no hurry as it slowly ambled off the track.

2

Fortran ambled in slowly carrying a musty book and exuding an air of superiority.

3

At a previous job, I was happily working away on a large project when our VPEng ambled by.

4

We ambled next to a guy dressed as a cockroach pulling a wagon full of his similarly dressed children; he was Papa Roach.

5

The company ambled along for a few years, then started its famous nosedive.

6

Then men's engagement skyrocketed while women's ambled along at a more gradual pace.

7

It isn't the park, per se, but perhaps the ability to find walkable conduits that can be ambled without concern for bodily harm.

8

You didn’t just ‘walk’; you ‘strode purposefully’, ‘trudged wearily’, or ‘ambled nonchalantly’.

9

Nope… it sort of ambled on, going 'what would feel nice here?

10

I put in my order and by the time I ambled over to the next counter, my noodle soup and toast was already ready.

11

I ambled over and found a 3 foot long, ~3 inch diameter steel pipe that had a 90 degree elbow with a quick release cap.

12

We pulled one guy out of the river and helped him after they had chucked him in and threw bricks at his head and ambled off when they got bored.

Quote examples

1

Really good article, and this made me laugh "Essentially, to juice its P&L in the short term, SVB ambled into 2023 almost completely unhedged".

2

From where do you hail?" Cried a crowd of bushy foxes, fighting the winds to stand still As our new little fox, with a scrawny thin tail Ambled slowly past them not knowing the question He didn't stop for a minute, not even to rest Just kept on walking, simply walked into the West "What why did you do that?" asked a North-North quick walker.

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"as, conjunction: used to indicate that something happens during the time when something else is taking place: Frank watched him as he ambled through the crowd | as she grew older, she kept more to herself." So they're just trying to mention both big news items in the same headline.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ambled in a sentence?

We kept our distance obviously, but it was in no hurry as it slowly ambled off the track.

What does ambled mean?

(intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.

What part of speech is ambled?

ambled is commonly used as verb.