All 4 Uses
amble
in
Oryx and Crake
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- Branches thrash around overhead, rivulets amble along the ground.†
p. 44.6amble = walk leisurely
- Then they ambled down the enclosed hallway with its fountains and plastic ferns, through the warm-bathwater music they always played in there.†
p. 74.1 *ambled = walked leisurely
- Snowman steps over the wet line on the ground, ambles along with the men.†
p. 155.9ambles = walks leisurely
- As he watches, they begin to amble in his direction.†
p. 267.4amble = walk leisurely
Definitions:
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(1)
(amble) to walk leisurely or slowly
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)