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amble

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1. amble - Noun

2. amble - Verb

3. Amble - Proper noun

Meaning

To go at the easy gait called an amble; -- applied to the horse or to its rider.

To move somewhat like an ambling horse; to go easily or without hard shocks.

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 movement like the amble of a horse.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Thou hast had thty day, old dame, but thy sun has long been set. Thou art now the very emblem of an old warhorse turned out on the barren heath; thou hast had thy paces in thy time, but now a broken amble is the best of them. Walter Scott

How can the foal amble if the horse and mare trot? English Proverb

A fellow named Brett, aka “Slab,” was having a beer with his buddies at the the Amble Inn in Corindi Beach, New South Wales, Australia, when he noticed a gecko in his mug. Source: Internet

In July 1962, The New York Times published an editorial stating that "we do not believe the Republic would be in danger if yesterday's unforgotten little tramp were allowed to amble down the gangplank of a steamer or plane in an American port". Source: Internet

The form listed in dictionaries is the bare infinitive, although the to-infinitive is often used in referring to verbs or in defining other verbs: "The word 'amble' means 'to walk slowly'"; "How do we conjugate the verb to go?" Source: Internet

I amble into the conversation. Source: Internet

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