stroll

stroll

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German strollen, a variant of Alemannic German strolchen, from Strolch (“vagabond; rascal”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /stɹəʊl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /stɹoʊl/

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• Rhymes: -əʊl

Noun

stroll (plural strolls)

1. A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble.

Translations

wandering on foot

Arabic: تَجَوُّل‎ m (tajawwul), تَنَزُّه‎ m (tanazzuh) Armenian: զբոսանք (hy) (zbosankʿ) Catalan: passeig (ca) m, passejada f Chinese: Mandarin: 漫步 (zh) (mànbù), 散步 (zh) (sànbù) Czech: procházka (cs) f Dutch: wandeling (nl) Esperanto: promeno Estonian: jalutuskäik Faroese: gongutúrur m Finnish: kävely (fi) French: promenade (fr) f, flânerie (fr) f, balade (fr) f Galician: andaina f, andola f, andarela f, riola (gl) f, paseio m Georgian: სეირნობა (seirnoba) German: Spaziergang (de) m, Bummel (de) m Hungarian: ballag (hu), bandukol (hu)

Icelandic: rölt Italian: passeggiata (it) f, camminata (it) f Japanese: 散歩 (ja) (さんぽ, sanpo) Korean: 산책 (ko) (sanchaek) Macedonian: прошетка f (próšetka) Maori: hāereere Norwegian: rusletur m, spasertur (no) m Occitan: passejada (oc) f Polish: spacer (pl) m, przechadzka (pl) f Portuguese: passeio (pt) m Russian: прогу́лка (ru) f (progúlka), промена́д (ru) m (promenád) Spanish: paseo (es) m, caminata (es) f, garbeo (es) m, vuelta (es) f Swedish: strövtåg n Vietnamese: sự đi dạo (vi) Yiddish: איבערשפּרײַז‎ m (ibershprayz)

Verb

stroll (third-person singular simple present strolls, present participle strolling, simple past and past participle strolled)

1. 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.

   • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 7, in The Mirror and the Lamp:

     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.

2. To go somewhere with ease.
   • 1907, Robert William Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 24962326:

     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

• rove
• ramble

Translations

wander on foot

Arabic: تَجَوَّلَ‎ (tajawwala), تَنَزَّهَ‎ (tanazzaha) Armenian: զբոսնել (hy) (zbosnel) Aromanian: priimnu Belarusian: гуля́ць impf (huljácʹ), шпацырава́ць impf (špacyravácʹ) Bulgarian: разхо́ждам се impf (razhóždam se) Catalan: passejar-se (ca), passejar (ca) Chinese: Cantonese: 逛 (gwaang6) Mandarin: 漫步 (zh) (mànbù), 散步 (zh) (sànbù) Czech: procházet se impf Dutch: slenteren (nl), wandelen (nl) Esperanto: promeni (eo) Finnish: kuljeskella (fi), käveleskellä (fi), kävellä (fi) French: flâner (fr), se promener (fr), se balader (fr) Georgian: სეირნობა (seirnoba) German: spazieren gehen (de), bummeln (de), schlendern (de) Greek: πάω βόλτα (páo vólta) Hindi: सैर करना (sair karnā) Hungarian: gyalogol (hu), sétál (hu) Icelandic: labba Irish: dul ag spaisteoireacht Italian: passeggiare (it), andare a spasso, girovagare (it) Japanese: 散歩する (ja) (さんぽする, sanpo suru) Khmer: ចរលីលា (km) (cɑɑ liiliə) Korean: 산책하다 (ko) (sanchaekhada) Kurdish: Sorani: گه‌ڕان‎ (ku) (gerran)

Lao: ຖ່ຽວ (thiāu), ຈະລະ (cha la) Latin: spatior Macedonian: шета impf (šeta) Maori: hāereere, whakatīhake Norman: s'traûler Norwegian: rusle (no), slentre, spasere (no) Occitan: se passejar, rambiar, landrejar Persian: قدم زدن‎ (fa) (qadam zadan) Polish: spacerować (pl) impf, przechadzać się (pl) impf Portuguese: passear (pt) Romanian: plimba (ro) Russian: гуля́ть (ru) (guljátʹ), прогу́ливаться (ru) (progúlivatʹsja), проха́живаться (ru) impf (proxáživatʹsja) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: шетати се impf Roman: šetati se (sh) impf Slovak: prechádzať sa impf Slovene: sprehajati se (sl) impf Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: pśechójźowaś se impf Spanish: pasearse (es), pasear (es) Swedish: flanera (sv), strosa (sv), spankulera (sv) Thai: นวยนาด (nuai-nâat), เตร่ (th) (dtrè), เดินเล่น (dəən-lêen) Tok Pisin: wokabaut Ukrainian: гуля́ти impf (huljáty), прогу́люватися impf (prohúljuvatysja) Vietnamese: đi dạo (vi), dạo (vi) Yiddish: איבערשפּרײַזן‎ (ibershprayzn)

Synonyms

• range, roam, rove, stray

See also

• stroller

Anagrams

• trolls