Perambulate – walk around for pleasure

(Pronounced puhr-ram-byuh-layt)

To remember the definition of the word perambulate, use the following mnemonic:

That person is a rambler and usually stays out late (perambulate), but always comes back smiling because she so enjoys walking. It's such a pleasure to her.

Examples of perambulate in a sentence

I would often perambulate over the hills rather than the roads on my walk home from work.

The school bus broke down and we all had to perambulate through the woods.

My grandfather tells us of the time he had to perambulate the width of France during the war.