• Stroll

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    Full definition of stroll

    Noun

    stroll

    (plural strolls)
    1. A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble.

    Verb

    1. To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.
      • Jonathan SwiftThese mothers stroll to beg sustenance for their helpless infants.
      • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, The Mirror and the Lamp Chapter 7, The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. … It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.
    2. To go somewhere with ease.
      • 1907, Robert W. Chambers, The Younger Set Chapter 1/2, His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. “Phil ! You ! Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow !” recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.

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