This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it.
This week’s closing word:
perambulate
Pronounced: (purr-AM-byuh-late)
Verb:
1. walk with no particular goal
2. make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property)
From Vocabulary.com: “When you walk for the sake of taking a walk, you perambulate. It’s an old-fashioned way to describe taking an after-dinner stroll or a meander through the zoo. The Latin word at the root of perambulate is ambulare, “to walk,” and the more common word amble shares this origin. Another related word is perambulator, a mainly British term for a baby carriage or stroller, which is shortened to the more familiar pram.”
Example:
“It’s a good idea to perambulate through neighborhoods you don’t normally visit so you can get a feel for the streets and the people who live there.”
