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stroll (strōl)

intransitive verb

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

Etymology: 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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