What is another word for ambulation?

Pronunciation: [ˌambjʊlˈe͡ɪʃən] (IPA)

Ambulation refers to the act of walking or moving about. There are various synonyms for the word ambulation, depending on the context in which it is used. Some synonyms for ambulation include locomotion, gait, stride, walk, step, saunter, stroll, trudge, and amble. These words carry different connotations and levels of specificity. For example, "gait" may be used in medical contexts to describe a particular way of walking, while "saunter" suggests a leisurely and relaxed pace. By using these synonyms, writers and speakers can vary their language and create a more nuanced and interesting description of movement.

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What are the hypernyms for Ambulation?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Ambulation?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for ambulation (as nouns)

Usage examples for Ambulation

It was absolutely and indispensably requisite that I should take her by ambuscade; for, if she had seen even the hem o' my garment, I'm satisfied her ambulation would hae been reversed, and in speed very considerably increased.
"Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX"
Alexander Leighton
And you'll no longer swing and sway Divinely down the scented shade, Where feet to ambulation fade, And moons are lost in endless Day.
"Georgian Poetry 1913-15"
Edited by E. M. (Sir Edward Howard Marsh)
We go out with Miss Stalk, the professor of ambulation.
"Frenzied Fiction"
Stephen Leacock

Famous quotes with Ambulation

  • Walking is also an ambulation of mind.
    Gretel Ehrlich
  • The followers of Aristotle were called peripatetics because the "master of them that know" valued the linkage between cogitation and ambulation (the covered walk in Aristotle's Lyceum was a ).
    Aristotle

Related words: ambulatory, ambulation aids, ambulate, ambulant, amble, walking aids

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