perambulate

/pəɹˈæmbjʊlˌe‍ɪt/

/pəɹˈæmbjʊlˌeɪt/

[verb]

to perambulate

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

walk with no particular goal

synonyms : walk about

walk around

make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property)

Examples

1. They perambulate the country and crowd the highways of the nation in droves of human stock, armed with pistol, whip Bowie knife, driving hundreds of men and women and children.

2. They had their maskings and their merry makings, and perambulated the streets after dark in a way which was no doubt amusing to themselves.

3. Another popular occasion was Rogation Day, the day on which people perambulated the boundaries of the parish to note the parish boundaries, and that's something I'll return to.

4. I could really bash them and criticize them saying that I was perambulating around for two hours attempting to get this sandwich.