strolling 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of strollingnext
1
as in walking

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2
as in leisurely

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strolling

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verb

present participle of stroll
as in wandering
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure people who like to stroll along the beach would seem to be well-represented among the clientele for dating services

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strolling
  1. walking
  2. leisurely
  3. wandering
  4. creeping
  5. ambling
  6. roaming
  7. unhurried
  8. dilatory
Adjective
  • The property is also within short walking distance of some recognizable hot spots: the Staples Center and the Los Angeles Convention Center.
    Adam Lapetina, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2020
  • These people are all within walking distance of one another in Rhinebeck.
    Ben Brantley, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2020
Definition of walking
Adjective
  • Hope & Main This downtown Providence mainstay, steps from The Beatrice, is the first stop each morning for locals who take advantage of convenient grab-and-go items or sit down for a more leisurely breakfast.
    Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
  • And what could be more leisurely than snacking on caviar during the holiday break?
    Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of leisurely
Verb
  • Flashbacks and montages of her girlhood and celebrity prime reveal fragments of her biography, but the movie mostly sifts through the singer’s insomniac and at times hallucinogenic hours wandering her palatial apartment and the streets of Paris to probe the mystery of Callas.
    Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • For the office scenes, the cast spent months at a time inside a windowless set, on a sound stage in the Bronx, wandering through a labyrinth of blinding-white Lumon hallways.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of wandering
Adjective
  • The overall effect is one of decadence laced with a creeping sense of horror.
    Charlie Jane Anders, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
  • As a child, she was plagued by anxiety and the creeping sense that adults, especially her mother, were keeping secrets from the kids.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2023
Definition of creeping
Verb
  • An ambling Eurasian badger appears to glance up at badger graffiti on a quiet road in St Leonards-on-Sea, England.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Nearly a year ago, while ambling through the forest, her parents were turned into unruly behemoths.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of ambling
Verb
  • This pair has great arch support and is breathable due to its perforated design, perfect for roaming through a new city on a hot day.
    Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Perfectly poised as an introduction to the worlds of mystery and true crime for young adults, the story follows Pippa, a 17-year-old convinced that the true killer of Andie Bell is still roaming free, five years after her death.
    Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of roaming
Adjective
  • But dig deeper for the stately, unhurried side B, where Actor stacks math-rock, folk, and hip-hop components like a triple scoop of ice cream systematically coating its waffle cone in a slick of sweet and complementary flavors.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Cyclical leadership, forward earnings forecasts at a record, the Fed in what seems the preferred sort of easing path – unhurried and into a solid economy.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of unhurried
Adjective
  • At the Washington Department of Ecology, the state’s primary Hanford watchdog, people have had to stretch their imaginations to accommodate Hanford’s dilatory progress, said Cheryl Whalen, the agency’s cleanup section manager.
    Valerie Brown, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2018
  • He can’t be blamed for the agency’s dilatory response to problems at the plant.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 May 2022
Definition of dilatory
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