Bimble
/ˈbɪmbəl/ noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A walk or journey with no particular haste. British, colloquial
Verb
- 1 To walk or travel with no particular haste. British, colloquial, intransitive
"Check-in ran like clockwork and after unpacking, we bimbled off to the cycle centre, hired two bikes and a kiddy trailer for the boys and set off to get our bearings."
Synonyms
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More examples"Check-in ran like clockwork and after unpacking, we bimbled off to the cycle centre, hired two bikes and a kiddy trailer for the boys and set off to get our bearings."
Etymology
Probably an alteration or variant of bumble (verb), perhaps influenced semantically by association with amble (verb). This term is originally nautical and military in usage, and is previously used outside the current meaning of traveling on foot.