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stroll

stroll

92 1.2
A slow easy walk taken for pleasure
  • noun
  • /stroʊl/
translation icon : 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.