Strolled vs Strode - What's the difference?
strolled | strode |
(stroll)
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.
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, title= 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.
(stride)
*2011 The Economist "
*:an impeccably poised young woman who had strode out in an evening gown
As verbs the difference between strolled and strode
is that strolled is (stroll) while strode is (stride).strolled
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(head)Anagrams
*stroll
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(en verb)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.}}
Synonyms
* range, roam, rove, straySee also
* strollerAnagrams
*strode
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(head)Obituary: Whitney Houston" 18 February 2012: