STROLL

amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation

(noun) a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

stroll, saunter

(verb) walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stroll (plural strolls)

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

Verb

stroll (third-person singular simple present strolls, present participle strolling, simple past and past participle strolled)

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

To go somewhere with ease.

(intransitive, slang) To walk the streets as a prostitute.

Synonyms

• rove

• ramble

Synonyms

• range, roam, rove, stray

Anagrams

• trolls

Proper noun

Stroll (plural er-noun or Strolls)

A surname.

Anagrams

• trolls

Source: Wiktionary


Stroll, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Strolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Strolling.] Etym: [Cf. Dan. stryge to stroll, Sw. stryka to stroke, to ramble, dial. Sw. strykel one who strolls about, Icel. strj to stroke, D. struikelen to stumble, G. straucheln. Cf. Struggle.]

Definition: To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove. These mothers stroll to beg sustenance for their helpless infants. Swift.

Syn.

– To rove; roam; range; stray.

Stroll, n.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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