perambulating
Moving about leisurely
Perambulating means walking through or around a place, often at a leisurely pace or for the purpose of inspection.
The word is formal or old-fashioned, sometimes used humorously to describe a casual stroll: We spent the afternoon perambulating the old quarter of the city.
A perambulator—shortened to pram in British English—is a baby carriage, pushed while walking.
Walking at ease
- amblingWalking without urgency
- saunteringWalking in unhurried manner
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
promenading · moseying · dawdling · rambling · traipsing · roaming · idling · loafing
Locomotion on foot
- traversingMoving across an area
- proceedingAct of going forward
- ambulatingMoving on foot
- locomotingSelf-propelled movement
peregrinating · journeying · constitutional · promenade · circumambulating · Victorian · dignified · measured
Infant wheeled conveyance
- pushchairWheeled child's seat
- strollerWheeled infant conveyance
- buggyHorse-drawn cart
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
wheeling · infant · bassinet · nursemaid · nanny · outing · park · airing
Measuring and charting terrain
- patrollingMonitoring by traversing
- touringTraveling for pleasure
- canvassingSystematic direct voter outreach
- examiningInspecting with care
reconnoitering · scouting · circuiting · rounds · beat · watchman · guard · monitoring
strolling
Walking at ease
- amblingWalking without urgency
- saunteringWalking in unhurried manner
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
wandering · promenading · moseying · dawdling · rambling · traipsing · roaming · idling · loafing · drifting
walking
Locomotion on foot
- traversingMoving across an area
- proceedingAct of going forward
- ambulatingMoving on foot
locomoting · peregrinating · journeying · constitutional · promenade · circumambulating · Victorian · dignified · measured · stately
pram
Infant wheeled conveyance
carriage · wheeling · infant · bassinet · nursemaid · nanny · outing · park · airing · bonneted
surveying
Measuring and charting terrain
- patrollingMonitoring by traversing
- touringTraveling for pleasure
- canvassingSystematic direct voter outreach
examining · reconnoitering · scouting · circuiting · rounds · beat · watchman · guard · monitoring · checking
- walkingwalking, brisk walking, strolling, ambling, sauntering
- wanderingwandering, wander, wanderer, roaming, roam
perambulatingstationary
Not in motion
immobile · motionless · still · static · standing still