Perambulate (verb)
pur-am-byu-late
Walk or travel through or round a place.
I’ve decided that I am no longer walking anywhere and that from now on I shall only perambulate.
Example sentences
“It was such a beautiful autumn day that she chose to perambulate through the park rather than take the train.”
“A simple promise to oneself to perambulate regularly rather than driving can improve one’s health tenfold.”
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