intransitive verb ambled -·bled, ambling -·bling

1. to move at a smooth, easy gait by raising first both legs on one side, then both on the other: said of a horse, etc.
2. to go easily and unhurriedly; walk in a leisurely manner

Etymology: ME amblen < OFr ambler < L ambulare, to walk < ambi-, ambi- + IE base *al-, wander

noun

1. a horse's ambling gait
2. a leisurely walking pace