stroll

CEFRB2

/stɹəʊl/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To walk slowly and casually.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    A dance of the 1950s in which dancers leisurely stepped, cross-stepped, and dipped at the knee to the beat of the music.

Examples

  • A short stroll along the beach gave me a good appetite for breakfast.

  • Spaniards love to stroll around in the evening cool.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /stɹoʊl/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.

  2. To go somewhere with ease.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble; a saunter.

More examples

In context

  • My daughter strolled through the exam.

  • In Ancient Times, as Story tells, / The Saints would often leave their Cells, / And ſtrole about, but hide their Quality, / To try good Peoples Hoſpitality.

  • More often than not, the best restaurants are found by strolling rather than scrolling.

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Origin

verb

Borrowed from German strollen, a variant of Alemannic German strolchen, from Strolch (“vagabond; rascal”).