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stroll.

A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble; a saunter.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/stɹəʊ̯l/Received-Pronunciation/stɹoʊ̯l/General-American
  1. A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble; a saunter.

  2. A dance of the 1950s in which dancers leisurely stepped, cross-stepped, and dipped at the knee to the beat of the music.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German strollen, seemingly from Alemannic German strollen; related to Strolch (“vagabond; rascal”) and strolchen.

verb/stɹəʊ̯l/Received-Pronunciation/stɹoʊ̯l/General-American
  1. To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.

  2. To go somewhere with ease.

  3. To walk the streets as a prostitute.

    intransitive · slang
  4. To do, obtain, or achieve something in a casual and effortless way.

    intransitive
    My daughter strolled through the exam.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German strollen, seemingly from Alemannic German strollen; related to Strolch (“vagabond; rascal”) and strolchen.

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