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noun

Amble n.

A peculiar gait of a horse, in which both legs on the same side are moved at the same time, alternating with the legs on the other side. "A fine easy amble."

A movement like the amble of a horse.

verb

Amble v. i. (past & past part. ambled; pres. part. ambling)

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

To move somewhat like an ambling horse; to go easily or without hard shocks. "The skipping king, he ambled up and down." "Sir, your wit ambles well; it goes easily."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Amble" Quotes from Famous Books

... motor-cycle. Wouldn't that maharajah you? And the Shah of Persia, that ought to have been Muley-on-the-spot for at least three, he's got the palanquin habit. And that funny-hat prince from Korea—wouldn't you think he could afford to amble around on a milk-white palfrey once in a dynasty or two? Nothing doing! His idea of a Balaklava charge is to tuck his skirts under him and do his mile in six days over the hog- wallows of Seoul in a bull-cart. That's the kind ...

— Heart of the West • O. Henry

... easily upon Furet, who ambled like a true butter-woman's pad, and who, with his amble, managed cheerfully about twelve leagues a day, upon four spindle-shanks, of which the practiced eye of D'Artagnan had appreciated the strength and safety beneath the thick mass of hair which covered them. Jogging along, the traveler took notes, studied the country, ...

— Ten Years Later - Chapters 1-104 • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

... came in a drowsy amble an old white bob-tail horse, his polished coat shining like silver when he crossed an expanse of sunlight, fading into spectral paleness when he passed under the rayless trees; his foretop floating like a snowy plume in the light wind, his unshod feet, half-covered by the fetlocks, stepping noiselessly ...

— The Choir Invisible • James Lane Allen

... better place to choose For thee, than make a dry-nurse of thy Muse? How cheaply had thy liberty been sold, To squire a royal girl of two years old: In leading strings her infant steps to guide, Or with her go-cart amble side ...

— Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732) • Lewis Melville

... giving me a square deal. He gave me an allowance and paid my debts besides, and let me amble through school at my own gait—which wasn't exactly slow—and afterward let me go. If I do say it, I had lived a fairly decent sort of life. I belonged to some good clubs—athletic, mostly—and trained regularly, and was called a fair boxer among ...

— The Range Dwellers • B. M. Bower

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