strolled English
Verb
(head)
(stroll)
Anagrams
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stroll English
Noun
( en noun)
A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble.
Verb
( en verb)
To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.
*(Jonathan Swift) (1667–1745)
*:These mothers stroll to beg sustenance for their helpless infants.
*, chapter=7
, title= The Mirror and the Lamp
, passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.}}
To go somewhere with ease.
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*:His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ “Phil?! You?! Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow?!” recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.
Synonyms
* range, roam, rove, stray
See also
* stroller
Anagrams
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galloped English
Verb
(head)
(gallop)
gallop English
Noun
( en noun)
The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
Verb
( en verb)
(Intransitive. Of a horse, etc) To run at a gallop.
- The horse galloped past the finishing line.
To ride at a galloping pace.
* John Donne
- Gallop lively down the western hill.
To cause to gallop.
- to gallop a horse
To make electrical or other utility lines sway and/or move up and down violently, usually due to a combination of high winds and ice accrual on the lines.
To run very fast.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=September 15
, author=Amy Lawrence
, title=Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton
, work=the Guardian
citation
, page=
, passage=In the 11th minute the German won possession in midfield and teed up the galloping Kieran Gibbs, whose angled shot was pushed by Kelvin Davies straight into the retreating Jos Hooiveld.}}
(figurative) To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination.
* John Locke
- Such superficial ideas he may collect in galloping over it.
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