mosey

Walk without hurrying

Mosey means to walk in a leisurely, unhurried way, often with no particular destination in mind: I think I'll mosey on down to the café.

The word has a distinctly casual, folksy tone—you don't mosey anywhere urgent.

We moseyed around the flea market for an hour.

wander

ramble

Move or speak without direction

  • roamTravel without fixed purpose
  • driftGradual movement, no direction
  • strayWander from course

traipse · rove · meander · gallivant · wander · range · jaunt · cruise · knockabout · float

linger

dawdle

Linger without purpose

linger · potter · putter · dillydally · lag · stall · delay · procrastinate · take one's time · kill time

amble

saunter

Relaxed, aimless stride

plod · trudge · lumber · toddle · shamble · pad · tread · perambulate · walk · sidle

leisure

relax

Become less tense

loaf · lounge · idle · chill · laze · unhurried · carefree · languid · leisurely · casual

Categories
Opposites
speed of movement

moseysprint

Brief maximum-speed effort

dash · race · bolt · hurry · dart

Phrases
Family

moseys, moseyed, moseying

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G