strolling
Sign in to saveStrolling is walking along or through at a leisurely pace. Strolling is a pastime and activity enjoyed worldwide as a leisure activity. The object of strolling is to walk at a slightly slower pace in an attempt to absorb the surroundings.
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Strolling is walking along or through at a leisurely pace. Strolling is a pastime and activity enjoyed worldwide as a leisure activity. The object of strolling is to walk at a slightly slower pace in an attempt to absorb the surroundings.
Works featuring the flâneur, French for a “strolling urban observer”, have appeared in European and American literature since the late 18th century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “strolling” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.