Word for walk slowly

  • amble
  • meander
  • mope
  • ramble
  • traipse
  • dally
  • dilly-dally
  • drift
  • linger
  • loiter
  • move slowly
  • stroll along
  • take a stroll
  • take it easy

On this page you’ll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to walk slowly, such as: amble, meander, mope, ramble, traipse, and dally.

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WORDS RELATED TO WALK SLOWLY

  • amble
  • dally
  • dilly-dally
  • drift
  • linger
  • loiter
  • meander
  • mope
  • move slowly
  • ramble
  • stroll along
  • take a stroll
  • take it easy
  • traipse
  • walk slowly

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The only word that comes to my mind is tiptoe. However, this word implies that you are walking stealthily or cautiously.

Is there a word that just means to walk slowly?

Example sentence:

Without knowing what I was doing, I _ toward her.

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asked Jul 3, 2017 at 10:35

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I would suggest amble:

verb

  1. to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter:

noun

  1. a slow, easy walk or gentle pace.

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Your sentence would then be:

Without knowing what I was doing, I ambled toward her.

As that definition suggests, strolled or sauntered may also work for you.

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answered Jul 3, 2017 at 10:42

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Depends on what kind of a slow walk you are looking for.

Plod (verb)

walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps.

e.g. She plodded into the kitchen after a tiresome day.

Lumber (verb)

move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.

Shamble (verb)

(of a person) move with a slow, shuffling, awkward gait.

So the answer would be, «Without knowing what I was doing, I plodded/shambled/lumbered towards her».

answered Jul 3, 2017 at 10:40

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Dawdle:

move slowly and idly in a particular direction.

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This is the word I would use.

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answered Jul 3, 2017 at 13:19

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If it’s done in a relaxed and leisurely manner, then you «moseyed toward her».

From Cambridge:

to walk or go slowly, usually without a special purpose:

I’ll just mosey on down to the beach for a while.

I’d say the closest synonym is «saunter» (and it’s the first word I thought of when I came across this question but saw that I’d been beaten to it) and I’d also say it’s perhaps more common in AmE than BrE.

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answered Jul 3, 2017 at 14:13

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My proposes:

Without knowing what I was doing, I drifted toward her.

[with adverbial of direction] Walk slowly, aimlessly, or casually. Definition from Oxford Dictionary

Without knowing what I was doing, I tended toward her.

[no object, with adverbial] Go or move in a particular direction. Definition from Oxford Dictionary

Edit

I do agree that the second usage is very rare, so maybe a better option would be

I tended to move toward her

answered Jul 3, 2017 at 13:41

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I would suggest gravitated:

verb

  1. move towards or be attracted to a person or thing. «young western Europeans will gravitate to Berlin»

  2. [physics] move, or tend to move, towards a centre of gravity or other attractive force.

https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=gravitated&oq=gravitated

Your sentence would then be:

Without knowing what I was doing, I gravitated toward her.

Or it may suit to extend the orbit theme with:

Without knowing what I was doing, I gravitated into her sphere of influence.

There’s an implication that your character’s path is altered by proximity to her, and that the closer their proximity, the faster they move/quicker things happen. This allusion to orbital mechanics may suit your story.

Note there’s a follow-on that gravitating too close may lead to a collision. Depending on rest of the story, this may be seen as foreshadowing the impact/destruction of one’s way of life/all dinosaurs on earth.

answered Jul 4, 2017 at 1:02

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How about sidle?

intransitive v.

To advance in an unobtrusive, furtive, or coy way: swindlers who sidle up to tourists.

— wordnik

In your sentence:

Without knowing what I was doing, I sidled toward her.

Examples from the Merriam Webster page:

He sidled up to me and slipped me a note.

She sidled over and whispered, “Do you see that guy?”.

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answered Jul 3, 2017 at 12:19

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Slightly lateral: when we tell our dog to «sit and stay,» but he inches (oops, there’s another possibility! :-) ) towards us, we call it «worming» .

answered Jul 3, 2017 at 11:15

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Trudge may be suitable in some contexts.

Trudge: to walk or march steadily and usually laboriously

answered Jul 3, 2017 at 13:51

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Amble

Amble: to go at a slow, easy pace

Traipse

Traipse: to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one’s goal

Mope

Mope: to move or act in an aimless way

Linger

Linger: to walk slowly

Drift

Drift: to wander aimlessly

Dilly-dally

Dilly-dally: To idle; dither in an aimless or pointless fashion

Meander

Meander: to wander aimlessly

Wander

Wander: to go aimlessly, indirectly, or casually

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answered Jul 3, 2017 at 11:03

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Saunter‘ has been mentioned but I feel it deserves a proper answer. It’s the word I immediately thought of.

to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner

-Merriam-Webster

to walk in a slow and relaxed way, often in no particular direction

-Cambridge Dictionary

answered Jul 5, 2017 at 12:25

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Trundle is pretty much perfect for this. In this case, «trundled towards»

from oxforddictionaries.com definition 1.1 :

(of a person) move heavily and slowly. ‘she heard him coughing as he
trundled out’

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answered Jul 3, 2017 at 15:12

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shuffle — 1. To walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.

Without knowing what I was doing, I shuffled toward her.

answered Jul 5, 2017 at 20:17

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The dictionary I often use gives edged. I like that because that is the way I would approach the edge of a cliff.

To move gradually or hesitantly: The child edged toward the door.

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It introduces an element of danger or fear. Of course it would depend on the context.

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answered Jul 5, 2017 at 14:01

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Dandered — Verb

(Ulster) To walk along with no particular haste.

To dander along the beach.

Synonyms

  • bimble
  • stroll
  • wander

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answered Jul 3, 2017 at 15:23

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I am surprised nobody has mentioned crawl yet:

to move slowly with the body close to the ground ; the time we had to crawl through a narrow passageway from one cave to another

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to move slowly ; the weekend traffic on the road to the beach just crawled

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answered Jul 3, 2017 at 14:41

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Stalked
verb (used without object)

  1. to pursue or approach prey, quarry, etc., stealthily.

  2. to walk with measured, stiff, or haughty strides:
    He was so angry he stalked away without saying goodbye.

Like several other answers here, this one will depend heavily on the context of the movement as to whether this is the appropriate type of movement.

answered Jul 3, 2017 at 15:43

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Another option is skulk:

To move about stealthily.

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However it does carry a connotation of sneaking out of shame or embarassment. I wouldn’t use it if the primary underlying factor is subconscious attraction, but I might if I were trying to additionally impart the subject with shyness or social awkwardness.

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answered Jul 5, 2017 at 13:45

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For walk slowly I like Perambulate:

walk or travel through or around a place or area, especially for pleasure > and in a leisurely way.

(similar to meander and saunter)

Though this, and many other answers here, seem to convey a sort of intentional type of slow movement. Your sentence example, wherein the subject seems hypnotized, lends itself more to drift (as is mentioned in AndyT’s comment) or perhaps float?

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/perambulate

answered Jul 6, 2017 at 19:08

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For me the word that fits is — sashay.
From Wordnik
‘intransitive v. To walk or proceed, especially in an easy or casual manner.’
But the accepted answer is fine too. It all depends on the ambience.

answered Jul 3, 2017 at 22:18

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Sorry for the short answer all — I’m more used to Stack Overflow where short answers are treated like royalty :D

Better response:

I still like meander as it has a whimsical connotation — which the provided example seems to be wanting. It was pointed out that prance has an energy to it that makes it incompatible but shuffled is still a decent option, though a bit defeated sounding for OP’s example…

Stepped is still workable — just a bit dull.

I would say of my previous suggestions, meander holds up the best.

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Table of Contents

  1. What is Latin for walking?
  2. What does it mean to walk slowly?
  3. Is slow walking healthy?
  4. What causes slow walking?
  5. Why do I veer to the left when walking?
  6. When lean I walk to the left?
  7. Why can I not walk straight?
  8. What causes leaning to the left?
  9. What is the medical term for leaning to one side?
  10. What does leaning to one side mean?
  11. Why does my body feel like it’s leaning to one side?
  12. Can anxiety cause a floating feeling?
  13. What do brain shocks feel like?
  14. Why do you feel like falling when awake?
  15. Why do I hear voices before falling asleep?
  16. Can people hear your thoughts?

What is another word for walk slowly?

What is Latin for walking?

ambulando. More Latin words for walking. ambulatio noun. walk, walking about, stroll, ramble, place for walking. ambultus noun.

dawdle amble
linger ramble
take it easy dally
move slowly dilly-dally
traipse walk

What does it mean to walk slowly?

Filters. (idiomatic) To delay a request or command, to drag one’s feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out a process.

Is slow walking healthy?

Ever heard of “slow walking”? It may sound too good to be true, but simply walking slowly and consciously is good for your health. Not only does it burn a surprising number of calories and decrease joint stress, but also it adds an element of meditation and mental well-being to our lives.

What causes slow walking?

Slower walking speed in the elderly may be explained by loss of muscle strength and mass. Summary: Research has found that elderly people walk at a slower speed and tire more quickly because of loss of strength and mass in leg muscles.

Why do I veer to the left when walking?

“People experiencing anxiety and inhibition have more activity in the right side of the brain, causing them to walk in a leftward trajectory,” said Dr Weick. “Blindfolded individuals who displayed inhibition or anxiety were prone to walk to the left, indicating greater activation in the right hemisphere of the brain.”

When lean I walk to the left?

Perhaps your anxiety is leading you astray. A new study in the journal Cognition finds that leaning left as you walk is associated with increases in the brain’s inhibition system—which happens when you’re apprehensive about the possibility of something bad happening.

Why can I not walk straight?

The most common disorder is called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). This type of disorder occurs when particles in our inner ear have moved into the wrong position. As a result, most people feel a sense of dizziness with certain head movements. This can be resolved with treatments at Physical Therapy.

What causes leaning to the left?

Leaning to the side can be due to a number of different medical diseases and conditions. It is quite common in people with various neurological illnesses, one of which is Alzheimer’s and/or Parkinson’s disease. It is also seen in people who are very ill and weak, people who have severe arthritis and because of pain.

What is the medical term for leaning to one side?

Hemiparesis, or unilateral paresis, is weakness of one entire side of the body (hemi- means “half”). Hemiplegia is, in its most severe form, complete paralysis of half of the body. Hemiparesis and hemiplegia can be caused by different medical conditions, including congenital causes, trauma, tumors, or stroke.

What does leaning to one side mean?

Leaning to One Side was a diplomatic relations policy of the People’s Republic of China in its early years. The policy was more than just founding an alliance with the Soviet Union, but meant resolutely supporting the Communist bloc and opposing the imperialist and capitalist camp led by the United States of America.

Why does my body feel like it’s leaning to one side?

Causes. Common causes for vertigo include benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), infection, Meniere’s disease, and migraine. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). This is the most common cause of vertigo and creates an intense, brief sense that you’re spinning or moving.

Can anxiety cause a floating feeling?

A Word From Verywell. Free-floating anxiety can be distressing and may be a sign of an anxiety disorder. If you are having feelings of unease and worry that don’t seem to have a specific cause, talk to your doctor or a mental health professional.

What do brain shocks feel like?

You might also hear them referred to as “brain zaps,” “brain shocks,” “brain flips,” or “brain shivers.” They’re often described as feeling like brief electric jolts to the head that sometimes radiate to other body parts. Others describe it as feeling like the brain is briefly shivering.

Why do you feel like falling when awake?

Hypnic jerk, also called hypnagogic jerk, is a normal reaction that can be caused by anxiety, caffeine, a dream, or discomfort of sleeping. A hypnic jerk is the feeling triggered by a sudden muscle twitch, causing the feeling of falling while sleeping or dreaming.

Why do I hear voices before falling asleep?

Voices as you fall asleep or wake up – these are to do with your brain being partly in a dreaming state. The voice might call your name or say something brief. You might also see strange things or misinterpret things you can see. These experiences usually stop as soon as you are fully awake.

Can people hear your thoughts?

Thought broadcasting is primarily characterized by an unshakeable feeling that people around you can hear your innermost thoughts. In most cases, people who experience this phenomenon are in a constant state of distress because they think that people can hear their thoughts.

What is a better word for walked?

SYNONYMS FOR walk 1 step, stride, stroll, saunter, ambulate, perambulate, promenade. 21 stroll, promenade, constitutional.

What’s another word for walking slowly?

amble: walk at a slow, leisurely pace. They ambled along for miles. saunter: stroll.

What can I say instead of the way?

by the wayapart from.as to.aside.by the bye.in as much as.in passing.incidentally.on the part of.

How do you say but in a formal way?

To see the formal synonyms of ‘although’, click here.However, Is used in the same way as ‘but’, but it is generally followed by a comma and is normally used (but not always) at the beginning of a sentence to contrast what was stated/said in the previous sentence. Nevertheless, Used like ‘however’. Nonetheless,

What is the scientific word for but?

The medical term for butt is nothing more interesting than buttocks. The majority of each buttock is made up of fat and the gluteus maximus muscle. Also, butt crack has a more scientific name – the inter-gluteal cleft or the natal cleft.

What is nevertheless mean?

: in spite of that : however her childish but nevertheless real delight— Richard Corbin.

What type of word is nevertheless?

conjunctive adverb

Where is nevertheless used?

(sentence adverb), (formal) You use nevertheless to add surprising information or something in contrast to what was already said or written. Morgan stopped working as a doctor in 1973. Nevertheless, he remained active in medical research until his death.

Is nevertheless one word or two?

A funny-looking adverb that appears to be made up of three words squished together, nevertheless means “even so” or “all the same.”

What is difference between nevertheless and nonetheless?

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, nevertheless and nonetheless are interchangeable; however, strict grammarians insist that nevertheless should be used when referring to something that has occurred, is occurring, or might occur. Nonetheless means in spite of, in contrast to, or notwithstanding.

What is the opposite of nevertheless?

What is the opposite of nevertheless?thereforehenceaccordinglysubsequentlysincethenthencetherefromthereuponwherefore17

Is nevertheless formal?

We can use either of the adverbs however or nevertheless to indicate that the second point we wish to make contrasts with the first point. The difference is one of formality: nevertheless is bit more formal and emphatic than however.

Is likewise a formal word?

But they said using likewise in a sentence anywhere is not professional or it is informal if we use likewise in a sentence.

Can I start a paragraph with nevertheless?

Of course you can. The paragraph that starts with “However”, “Nonetheless”, et cetera can be a supporting/contradicting paragraph to the previous one, which contains a certain fact, idea or opinion. However you slice it, the english language allows many interpretations of its rules. 😉

What’s the difference between nevertheless and however?

What means emphatic?

1 : uttered with or marked by emphasis an emphatic refusal. 2 : tending to express oneself in forceful speech or to take decisive action. 3 : attracting special attention.

What is difference between but and however?

But and However are two words in English language that have to be understood with precision so that they can be used correctly either in spoken English or written English. The word ‘however’ is used in the sense of ‘nevertheless’. On the other hand, the word ‘but’ is used as a conjunction between two sentences.

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