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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Amble

/ăm'-bəl/ · Am·ble · IPA /ˈæm.bəl/
01 v. i. To go at the easy gait called an amble; -- applied to the horse or to its rider.
imp. & p. p. Ambled; p. pr. & vb. n. Ambling
  1. 1.
    To go at the easy gait called an amble; -- applied to the horse or to its rider.
  2. 2.
    To move somewhat like an ambling horse; to go easily or without hard shocks.
    “The skipping king, he ambled up and down.” Shak.
    “Sir, your wit ambles well; it goes easily.” Shak.
02 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.
  1. 1.
    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.
  2. 2.
    A movement like the amble of a horse.