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promenading

promenading is the present participle and gerund of promenade.

Meaning of promenade

Verb

promenade (third-person singular simple present promenades, present participle promenading, simple past and past participle promenaded)

  1. To walk for amusement, show, or exercise.
    • "The times are changed," said De Joinville, in a low tone to Francesca, "since Mademoiselle promenaded the terraces of the Louvre, with her fan ornamented with bunches of straw tied with blue riband, and half Paris shouting at the sight."1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 298–299
    Synonyms:
    parade
  2. To perform the stylized walk of a square dance.

See all 6 meanings of promenade

Questions about promenading

What is promenading the present participle and gerund of?
Promenading is the present participle and gerund of promenade.

Words near promenading in the dictionary

  1. promenade decks
  2. promenaded
  3. promenader
  4. promenaders
  5. promenades
  6. promenading
  7. promercantile
  8. promerger
  9. promeristem
  10. promeristematic
  11. promeristems

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