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stroll

stroll

92 1.2
A slow easy walk taken for pleasure
  • noun
  • /stroʊl/
: paseo
  • After dinner, we took a leisurely stroll around the town and explored the dress and craft shops.
  • take a stroll
  • an evening stroll
  • a short stroll

And so I sort of go for a little stroll around the block.

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Examples

  • And so, on this one day, I decided to take a little stroll.

  • I just took a little stroll through the village, and it's just so amazing how little things have changed.

  • And so I sort of go for a little stroll around the block.

  • Just want to take a slow stroll around and look at this.

  • Just having a little post breakfast stroll, getting some fresh air.

  • Would you mind if we took a stroll on our own?

  • - You know, I could always go for a stroll down the beach... - Joey.

  • Come, let's go for a stroll.

  • Personally, I'd rather go for a leisurely stroll in the forest, smell the flowers, and watch the birds.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • After dinner, we enjoyed a leisurely stroll through the park.

Synonyms

walk
vsstroll
758 1.0

An act of moving on foot for exercise, pleasure, or travel

is the specific slow, relaxed, pleasure-focused form of that action
turn
vsstroll
  • UK
7 3.1

A short, usually gentle walk for pleasure

is longer and more relaxed, focusing on lingering in public areas
ramble
vsstroll
7 4.6

A walk in the countryside for pleasure with no fixed route

takes place mainly in public urban spaces and stays more direct
walkie
vsstroll
  • UK
2 8.4

A short informal trip on foot for exercise or to take a pet outside

is slower and more relaxed, aimed at pleasure in public settings
saunter
vsstroll
1 6.4

A slow relaxed walk that someone takes for pleasure

is the same idea focused on public leisure walking rather than general pace
promenade
vsstroll
1 5.0

A slow walk for pleasure in a public place

is similar but stresses simple relaxed pleasure, not display
amble
vsstroll
1 4.5

A slow relaxed walk, often in a park or garden

is similar but emphasizes being taken in public places
paseo
vsstroll
  • US
1 8.1

A slow walk, drive or ride taken for pleasure

is limited to a slow foot trip mainly in public spaces
perambulation
vsstroll
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A slow, relaxed walk in a public place like a park

is the everyday, less formal version of that public leisure outing
footwalk
vsstroll
4.2

A walk that people take for pleasure, exercise, or an organized event

is the relaxed pleasure variant rather than any organized foot event
walkies
vsstroll
  • Baby Talk
8.5

A short walk for pleasure often said when talking to a dog or child

is a neutral, calm leisure outing not limited to playful speech

Antonyms

548 1.0

To move or act quickly because a situation needs it

29 1.0

To run at a steady slow speed for exercise

How Leisurely

to saunter
18 5.5
to amble
15 4.8
stroll
92 1.2
to walk
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

stroll singular
strolls plural

Etymology

Stroll probably comes from old German words like strollen or strolchen, which described a person who moved about or 'roamed', and that picture of a relaxed wanderer helps explain why a stroll is a slow, pleasant walk.