stroll

substantivo

1. 1

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

2. 2

   A dance of the 1950s in which dancers leisurely stepped, cross-stepped, and dipped at the knee to the beat of the music.

verbo

1. 1

   To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.

   In Ancient Times, as Story tells, / The Saints would often leave their Cells, / And ſtrole about, but hide their Quality, / To try good Peoples Hoſpitality.

   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.

   Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home

   More often than not, the best restaurants are found by strolling rather than scrolling.

2. 2

   To go somewhere with ease.

   [A] delighted shout from the children swung him toward the door again. 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.

3. 3

   calãoTo walk the streets as a prostitute.

   "Nammers?" She'd told him before of some Vietnamese gang pressuring her to stroll for them. / "Don't even ask. You don't want to know."

4. 4

   To do, obtain, or achieve something in a casual and effortless way.

   My daughter strolled through the exam.

Formas

plural

strolls

pretérito

strolled

particípio passado

strolled

gerúndio

strolling

3.ª pessoa do singular

strolls