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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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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strolling
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
Adjective
  • Nearby, pedestrians take leisurely strolls along the Wrigley Greenbelt and bike riders zip across the L.A. River trail overhead.
    Laura Anaya-Morga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
  • For either short trips to the store or long, leisurely road trips the E 450 is made to coddle you.
    Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Spend your days absorbing its wartime history, wandering the outdoor markets, dining on seafood, rejuvenating at a spa, or hiking secluded coastal trails before lolling on the white-sand beaches.
    Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Cohen and colleagues have published several studies showing an increase in the polar vortex stretching or wandering.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
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
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
Verb
  • According to Smithsonian, the institute’s idyllic backdrop, with open fields where patients could imagine animals roaming free, helped convince the doctor's dozens of patients that her practices were legit.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Between 2001 and 2004, there were so many shootings in Vancouver-area clubs that gang police started roaming through bars, throwing out anyone who looked like a drug dealer.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Splitting his time between Tunisia and Morocco, Bessa will keep a global profile in 2025, with roles lined up in upcoming French, Belgian and international productions — all in keeping with the actor’s unhurried pace.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Slow parenting prioritizes the joyful, unhurried moments that allow children to thrive.
    Alex Vance, Parents, 21 Jan. 2025
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
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“Strolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strolling. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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