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- Dictionarystroll/strəʊl/
verb
- 1. walk in a leisurely way: "I strolled around the city"
- 2. achieve a sporting victory without effort: "the horse strolled home by 12 lengths"
noun
- 1. a short leisurely walk: "we took a stroll in the garden"
- 2. a victory or objective that is easily achieved.
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to walk in a slow relaxed way, especially for pleasure: We could stroll along the beach after dinner. An elderly couple strolled hand in hand in the park. Synonyms. saunter. walk (MOVE ON FOOT) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to walk. walk The baby has just learned to walk.
1. : to go from place to place in search of work or profit. strolling players. strolling musicians. 2. : to walk in a leisurely or idle manner : ramble. transitive verb. : to walk at leisure along or about. stroll noun. Synonyms. amble. hike. perambulate. ramble. saunter. tramp. tromp. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
As a noun, a stroll is a leisurely walk. After a heavy meal, you may want to go out for a stroll to help you work off some of the calories. You also will take a stroll on your day off and the weather is nice.
1. to walk leisurely as inclination directs; ramble: to stroll along the beach. 2. to wander or rove from place to place; roam: strolling troubadours. v.t. 3. to walk leisurely along or through: to stroll the countryside. n. 4. a leisurely walk. [1595–1605; of uncertain orig.]
to walk in an idle, leisurely manner; saunter. 2. to go from place to place; wander. verb transitive. 3. to stroll along or through (a street, the countryside, etc.) noun. 4. the act of strolling; leisurely walk.
Stroll definition: to walk leisurely as inclination directs; ramble; saunter; take a walk. See examples of STROLL used in a sentence.
Meaning of stroll – Learner’s Dictionary. stroll. verb. uk / strəʊl / us. stroll along/down/through, etc. Add to word list. to walk somewhere in a slow and relaxed way: They strolled along the beach. stroll. noun [ C ] Shall we go for a stroll around the garden?
Definition of stroll verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a slow relaxed walk, especially for pleasure: After dinner, we went for a stroll along the beach. The whole family was enjoying a leisurely stroll in the sunshine. Synonyms. saunter. walk. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
OED's earliest evidence for stroll is from before 1627, in a text by Thomas Middleton, playwright, and William Rowley, actor and playwright. It is also recorded as a verb from the early 1600s. stroll is formed within English, by conversion.