bimble

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪmbəl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪmbəl

Noun

bimble (plural bimbles)

1. (chiefly UK) A gentle, meandering walk with no particular haste or purpose.

Synonyms

• stroll

Verb

bimble (third-person singular simple present bimbles, present participle bimbling, simple past and past participle bimbled)

1. (chiefly UK, intransitive) To walk with no particular haste or purpose.
   • 2007 January 28, Paul Simon, “Surf, snow and city in one break”, in The Observer, UK, retrieved 18 Jan. 2009:

     Check-in ran like clockwork and after unpacking, we bimbled off to the cycle centre, hired two bikes and a kiddy trailer for the boys and set off to get our bearings.

Synonyms

• amble, dander, roam, saunter, stroll, wander

Anagrams

• belimb