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ambler's

Am·bler
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [am-bler]
    • /ˈæm blər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [am-bler]
    • /ˈæm blər/

Definitions of ambler's word

  • noun ambler's an ambling gait. 1
  • noun ambler's a slow, easy walk or gentle pace. 1
  • noun ambler's a stroll. 1
  • verb without object ambler's to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter: He ambled around the town. 1
  • verb without object ambler's (of a horse) to go at a slow pace with the legs moving in lateral pairs and usually having a four-beat rhythm. 1

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Origin of ambler's

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Middle French ambler < Latin ambulāre to walk, equivalent to amb- ambi- + -ulāre to step (*-el- + stem vowel -ā-; cognate with Welsh el- may go, Greek elaúnein to set in motion)

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Parts of speech for Ambler's

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ambler's popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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