different between amble vs ambler

English

Etymology

From Middle English amblen, from Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambul? (“I walk”). Doublet of ambulate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æm.b?l/
• Rhymes: -æmb?l

Noun

amble (plural ambles)

1. An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
2. An easy gait, especially that of a horse.

Translations

Verb

amble (third-person singular simple present ambles, present participle ambling, simple past and past participle ambled)

1. (intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.
2. (intransitive) Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.

Synonyms

• (walk slowly and leisurely): saunter

Derived terms

• ambler

Related terms

• ambulate
• ambulance
• ambulatory

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Embla, Lambe, Mabel, Mable, Melba, belam, blame, melba

French

Verb

amble

1. first-person singular present indicative of ambler
2. third-person singular present indicative of ambler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of ambler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of ambler
5. second-person singular imperative of ambler

Anagrams

• blâme, blâmé

Spanish

Verb

amble

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of amblar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of amblar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of amblar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of amblar.

English

Etymology

From Middle English amblere; equivalent to amble +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æm.bl?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æm.bl?/
• Rhymes: -æmbl?(?)

Noun

ambler (plural amblers)

1. A slow-moving, comfortable horse or mule.
2. Someone who walks at a leisurely pace; one who ambles.

Anagrams

• Balmer, Blamer, Marble, blamer, lamber, marble, ramble

French

Etymology

From Old French ambler, borrowed from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambul?re, present active infinitive of ambul?. Doublet of ambuler, and partially of aller.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.ble/

Verb

ambler

1. (archaic) to amble

Conjugation

Further reading

• “ambler” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• blâmer

Old French

Alternative forms

• anbler

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambul?re, present active infinitive of ambul?. See also aler, which was inherited (in part) from the same Latin verb.

Verb

ambler

1. (of a horse) to amble

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• English: amble
• French: ambler