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Webster 1913 Edition

Amble

Am′ble

,
Verb.
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. [GREEK] 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.
Shakespeare
Sir, your wit
ambles
well; it goes easily.
Shakespeare

Am′ble

,
Noun.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Amble

AM'BLE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. ambulo, to walk.]
1.
To move with a certain peculiar pace, as a horse, first lifting his two legs on one side, and then changing to the other 2. To move easy, without hard shocks.
Him time ambles withal.
3.
In a ludicrous sense, to move with submission, or by direction, or to move affectedly.

AM'BLE

,
Noun.
A peculiar pace of a horse.

Definition 2024

amblé

amblé

See also: amble

French

Verb

amblé m ‎(feminine singular amblée, masculine plural amblés, feminine plural amblées)

  1. past participle of ambler

Anagrams

Spanish

Verb

amblé

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of amblar.

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