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stroll

verb \ˈstrōl\

: to walk slowly in usually a pleasant and relaxed way

Full Definition of STROLL

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
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Origin of STROLL

probably from German dialect strollen
First Known Use: 1668

Related to STROLL

Synonyms
amble, perambulate, ramble, saunter, hike, tramp, tromp

Rhymes with STROLL

bole, boll, bowl, coal, cole, Cole, dhole, dole, droll, foal, goal, hole, knoll, kohl, Kohl, mole, ole, pole, poll, prole, role, roll, scroll, Seoul, shoal, skoal, sol, sole, soul, stole, thole, tole, toll, troll, vole, whole
STROLLING Defined for Kids

1stroll

verb \ˈstrōl\
strolledstroll·ing

Definition of STROLL for Kids

:  to walk in a leisurely manner

2stroll

noun

Definition of STROLL for Kids

:  a leisurely walk

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