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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STROLL, v.i. [formed probably on troll, roll.] To rove; to wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely.
These mothers stroll to beg sustenance for their helpless infants.
STROLL, n. A wandering on foot; a walking idly and leisurely.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) [syn: amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation] v
1: walk leisurely and with no apparent aim [syn: stroll, saunter]

Merriam Webster's

verb Etymology: probably from German dialect strollen Date: 1668 intransitive verb 1. to go from place to place in search of work or profit <strolling players> <strolling musicians> 2. to walk in a leisurely or idle manner ; ramble transitive verb to walk at leisure along or about • stroll noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.intr. saunter or walk in a leisurely way. --n. a short leisurely walk (go for a stroll). Phrases and idioms: strolling players actors etc. going from place to place to give performances. Etymology: orig. of a vagrant, prob. f. G strollen, strolchen f. Strolch vagabond, of unkn. orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stroll Stroll, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Strolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Strolling.] [Cf. Dan. stryge to stroll, Sw. stryka to stroke, to ramble, dial. Sw. strykel one who strolls about, Icel. strj?ka to stroke, D. struikelen to stumble, G. straucheln. Cf. Struggle.] To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove. These mothers stroll to beg sustenance for their helpless infants. --Swift. Syn: To rove; roam; range; stray.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stroll Stroll, n. A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(strolls, strolling, strolled) If you stroll somewhere, you walk there in a slow, relaxed way. He collected some orange juice from the refrigerator and, glass in hand, strolled to the kitchen window... VERB: V prep/adv • Stroll is also a noun. After dinner, I took a stroll round the city. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. Wander, ramble, rove, roam, straggle, stray, range, wander about, stray about. II. n. Ramble, walk, promenade, excursion, trip, tour, wandering, rambling, roving.

Moby Thesaurus

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