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Definition of: amble
(am′bəl) v.i. am·bled (-bəld), am·bling
1. To move, as a horse, by lifting the two feet on one side together, alternately with the two feet on the other.
2. To move with an easy, swaying motion resembling this gait; proceed leisurely.
— noun
1. The single-foot.
2. An ambling movement, like that of a horse. [ < OF ambler < L ambulare walk]
—am′bling adjective
—am′bling·ly adverb
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