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
Information block about the term
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)
Historical Comparancy
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".
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with a
- Words starting with am
- Words starting with amb
- Words starting with ambl
- Words starting with amble
- Words starting with ambler
- Words starting with amblers