promenading
Taking a stroll
Promenading is walking in a leisurely, public way—strolling for pleasure or display rather than to get somewhere.
The word suggests a certain formality or occasion: couples promenading along the boardwalk, guests promenading through the ballroom.
In square dancing, promenading is a specific movement where partners walk side by side around the dance floor.
Walking in unhurried manner
- amblingWalking without urgency
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- perambulatingWalking at leisure
- ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
walking · striding · pacing · stepping · constitutional · jaunt · wandering · roaming
Planked waterfront pathway
- esplanadePaved waterfront walking area
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
marina · waterfront · seaside · seafront · park · garden · plaza · paseo
Ostentatious self-display
- paradingMarching ceremonially through streets
- flauntingOstentatious display of something
- struttingWalking with exaggerated pride
- peacockingOstentatious self-display
exhibiting · preening · posturing · presenting · fashionable · finery · Sunday best · dapper
Casual social interaction
- paradingMarching ceremonially through streets
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- courtingRomantic pursuit of another
flirting · seeing · being seen · circulating · hobnobbing · greeting · accompanying · escorting
sauntering
Walking in unhurried manner
- amblingWalking without urgency
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- perambulatingWalking at leisure
rambling · walking · striding · pacing · stepping · constitutional · jaunt · wandering · roaming · treading
boardwalk
Planked waterfront pathway
- esplanadePaved waterfront walking area
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
- pierWaterfront landing structure
quay · marina · waterfront · seaside · seafront · park · garden · plaza · paseo · arcade
showing off
Ostentatious self-display
- paradingMarching ceremonially through streets
- flauntingOstentatious display of something
- struttingWalking with exaggerated pride
peacocking · exhibiting · preening · posturing · presenting · fashionable · finery · Sunday best · dapper · dressed up
mingling
Casual social interaction
- paradingMarching ceremonially through streets
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
courting · flirting · seeing · being seen · circulating · hobnobbing · greeting · accompanying · escorting · arm-in-arm
Victorian
Of a prim era
crinoline · bustle · top hat · cane · gloves · carriage · chaperone · calling card · afternoon · flaneur
- pastimeshobbies, amusement, puzzles, cards, crafting
- walkingwalking, brisk walking, strolling, ambling, sauntering
- wanderingwandering, wander, wanderer, roaming, roam
- strollingsauntering, ambling, meandering, wandering, roaming
- Victorian etiquettecalling hours, visiting cards, chaperoning, propriety, decorum
- customscustoms, customs clearance, wedding custom, customs declaration, burial custom
promenadingstanding still
Absence of motion
staying put · sitting · resting · lounging · halting