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Stroll vs Outing - What's the difference?

stroll | outing |

As nouns the difference between stroll and outing

is that stroll is a wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble while outing is a pleasure trip or excursion.

As verbs the difference between stroll and outing

is that stroll is to wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove while outing is .

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.
  • *
  • *: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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    outing

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia outing) (en noun)
  • A pleasure trip or excursion.
  • The practice of publicly revealing that a person is homosexual without that person's consent.
  • An appearance to perform in public, for example in a drama, film, on a musical album, as a sports contestant etc.
  • * 2012 , BBC News: Daniel Radcliffe defends casting as poet Allen Ginsberg [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16652271]:
    • The role is the latest dramatic outing for Radcliffe since the end of the successful Potter franchise.

    Verb

    (head)