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Stroll means to take a leisurely or slow walk.

(verb)

An example of stroll is when you walk down the street slowly, enjoying the day.

The definition of a stroll is a leisurely or slow walk.

(noun)

An example of a stroll is what you take on a warm summer afternoon to enjoy nature.

See stroll in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to walk in an idle, leisurely manner; saunter
to go from place to place; wander

Origin: Early ModE strowl, prob. < Swiss Ger dial. strolen, var. of strolchen, to stroll < Ger strolch, vagabond, rascal, altered < It astrologo, astrologer

transitive verb

to stroll along or through (a street, the countryside, etc.)

noun

the act of strolling; leisurely walk

See stroll in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb strolled, stroll·ing, strolls

verb, intransitive

To go for a leisurely walk: stroll in the park.
To travel from place to place seeking work or gain.

verb, transitive

To walk along or through at a leisurely pace: stroll the beach.

noun

A leisurely walk.

Origin:

Origin: Probably German dialectal strollen

Origin: , variant of strolchen

Origin: , from Strolch, fortuneteller, vagabond

Origin: , perhaps from Italian dialectal strolegh

Origin: , from Italian astròlogo, astrologer, fortuneteller

Origin: , from Latin astrologus, astronomer, astrologer

Origin: , from Greek astrologos; see astrology

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