perambulate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of PERAMBULATE

to make one's way through, across, or over <we decided to lazily perambulate the entire length of the esplanade and enjoy the fresh air>

Synonyms course, cover, cross, cut (across), follow, go, navigate, pass (over), perambulate, peregrinate, proceed (along), track, transit, travel

Related Words hike, traipse, tramp, tread, walk; ride, run; crisscross

to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure <long summer evenings spent perambulating up and down the tree-lined streets of the quaint village>

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

Related Words roam, rove, wander; peregrinate, traipse, traverse, trek, walk; march, promenade; power walk

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