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Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Probably from German dialect strollen

stroll

 verb
     
stroll [intransitive]
to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way
stroll down/over/along
We were strolling along, laughing and joking.
—stroll noun [countable]
They went for a stroll in the park.
WORD FOCUS: walk WORD FOCUS: walk
stroll in a relaxed way for pleasure
wander with no aim or direction
stride in a confident or angry way
march soldiers
hike for long distances in the countryside or the mountains
tiptoe very quietly
wade through water
stagger in an unsteady way because you are drunk or injured
limp with difficulty because one leg is painful or injuredwalk

➔ See also walk
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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