Stroll
[strəʊl] or [strol]
Definition
(v. i.) To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.
(n.) A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Wander, ramble, rove, roam, straggle, stray, range, wander about, stray about.
n. Ramble, walk, promenade, excursion, trip, tour, wandering, rambling, roving.
Checker: Virgil
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Ramble, wander, rove, roam,[See _WONDERFUL]
Checker: Sabina
Definition
v.i. to ramble idly or leisurely: to wander on foot.—n. a leisurely walk: a wandering on foot.—n. Stroll′er.
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Examples
- They turned into Madison Avenue and began to stroll northward. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I don't wish to be an interruption either to him or to you, and so I'll go and take a little stroll and come back. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I'll take a stroll and have a snack, and you'll be back by that time. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I will be delighted, said Carriston eagerly; we will stroll round it. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I happened to stroll into the little church when a marriage was just concluded, and the young couple had to sign the register. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It's six now, so if you care for a stroll this beautiful evening I shall be very happy to introduce you to two curiosities. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I am going,' said the Patriarch, finishing his mixture, and rising with an amiable air, 'to take a little stroll, a little stroll. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- And now, as he turned away, strolling down the hill toward the station, that anxiety remained with him as the visible justification of his own. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Why you are some strolling player perhaps! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- On the opposite and lighter side of the way, a short distance below me, a policeman was strolling along in the direction of the Regent's Park. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- While the questions and answers were going on, we had all been strolling quietly back through the plantation. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He went by Fulham and Putney, for the pleasure of strolling over the heath. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I judged the fellows to be strolling conjurors, and the boy with the bag to be carrying the tools of their trade. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Strolling on, he thought of something else to take himself to task for. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Now, Teddy, I want to talk seriously to you about tomorrow, began Jo, as they strolled away together. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Mr. March strolled placidly about, quoting Tusser, Cowley, and Columella to Mr. Laurence, while enjoying. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- And Eustacia again strolled away from the fire, but this time not towards Rainbarrow. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Their escort strolled back again, and reported. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- If her face was turned homeward, he had merely strolled down to see the river, and was just returning, unless they were tired of his frequent calls. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Early in the morning, while my breakfast was getting ready, I strolled round by Satis House. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- As I strolled up and down, glancing at them occasionally, Mr. Rucastle came out to me, looking as merry and jovial as ever. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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