verb

perambulate

puh-RAM-byoo-layt/pəˈræmbjuleɪt/

To walk through or around a place.

A woman perambulates along a curving park path beside a flower bed.

An older woman walks at an easy pace along a curving park path around a small flower bed, visibly moving through the place rather than standing or exercising vigorously.

Etymology

Latin per- adds 'through' to ambulare, 'to walk or go about.' The combination describes walking through or over a place, directly underlying the English sense of walking through or around it.

More examples

We perambulate through the neighborhood after dinner.
He perambulates around the garden while thinking.
They spent the morning perambulating the old town.

Forms

perambulate · perambulates · perambulated · perambulating

perambulation noun — A walk through or around a place.

Similar words

walk: The ordinary term, without the formal tone of perambulate.
stroll: Emphasizes a relaxed pace, often for pleasure.
wander: Suggests walking without a fixed route or destination.