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Amble

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

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Meander 76% connected

A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ramble 76% connected

To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ra…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 1

Walk 76% connected

To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ambulate 74% connected

To walk; to move about.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Ambulate 74% connected

To walk; to move about.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Perambulate 74% connected

To walk through or over; especially, to travel over for the purpose of surveying or examining; to inspect by traversing; specifically, to inspect off…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Perambulate 74% connected

To walk through or over; especially, to travel over for the purpose of surveying or examining; to inspect by traversing; specifically, to inspect off…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Saunterer 74% connected

One who saunters.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Saunterer 74% connected

One who saunters.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Perambulation 92% connected

The act of perambulating; traversing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Promenade 92% connected

A walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Saunter 92% connected

To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Stroll 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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