What's the difference between roam and stroll?

Roam


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To go from place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove; to wander.
  • (v. t.) To range or wander over.
  • (n.) The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his roam o'er hill amd dale.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Nobody is sure what dangerous chemical imbalance this would create but the Fiver is convinced we'd all be dust come October or November, the earth scorched, with only three survivors roaming o'er the barren landscape: Govan's answer to King Lear, ranting into a hole in the ground; a mute, wild-eyed pundit, staring without blinking into a hole in the ground; and a tall, irritable figure standing in front of the pair of them, screaming in the style popularised by Klaus Kinski, demanding they take a look at his goddamn trouser arrangement, which he has balanced here on the platform of his hand for easy perusal, or to hell with them, for they are no better than pigs, worthless, spineless pigs.
  • (2) Or you can do it at the desk with your smartphone if you can remember the website address, don’t mind the data roaming charges, can remember your national insurance number and are impervious to the long queue developing behind you”.
  • (3) Groups of men with machetes have been roaming the ruins seeking supplies of food or water.
  • (4) From flood defences to Crossrail 2, corporation tax cuts to provision for people with disabilities , the risks of Brexit to £20m for Hull: this was a chancellor roaming the political landscape with undiminished swagger and not a hint of apology.
  • (5) You can regularly spot Darth Vaders , dogs dressed like Yoda and even the occasional stormtrooper roaming the halls of our data centers,” he wrote .
  • (6) executive director Richard Lloyd said: "Capping EU mobile roaming charges is welcome news for millions of travellers, especially those who have faced expensive charges for data roaming when their mobile hasn't even left their suitcase.
  • (7) Up to half a million wolves once roamed across America , living in harmony with native Americans who revered them for supposed healing powers.
  • (8) Two male English Setters were noticed to be breathing rapidly, hyperexcitable, and atactic after roaming a rural area for 2 hours.
  • (9) If the UK were to remain a member of the European Economic Area, which includes all EU member states plus Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland, British consumers would continue to benefit from the abolition of roaming charges.
  • (10) Kroes is proposing that companies which phase out roaming from July 2014 will face lighter-touch regulation.
  • (11) "Under the deal, a 50p cap protects mobile users from accidentally running up unexpected bills if they forget to turn off their data roaming setting."
  • (12) For Fo, the key to understanding Grillo is not in 21st-century Italy but in the 13th century, when storytellers – giullari – roamed Italy, entertaining crowds in piazzas with lewd and ancient tales interwoven with satirical attacks on local potentates.
  • (13) Yet, a survey of 108 families demonstrated that free-roaming poultry were often not thought of as a health risk for children.
  • (14) He was dishonourably discharged from the army on a charge of indecency, roamed Europe as a vagrant, thief and homosexual prostitute, then spent a lengthy period in and out of jail in Paris following a dozen or so arrests for larceny, the use of false papers, vagabondage and lewd behaviour.
  • (15) Spanish operators and others in southern Europe, for instance, benefit hugely from the roaming business among holiday-makers.
  • (16) Explorers brought camels to Australia to help them travel in the desert, and now an estimated 1 million roam wild across the country.
  • (17) She was charged even though the trader specifically told her that roaming charges would not apply in European countries.
  • (18) In The Hound of the Baskervilles, locals live in fear of Selden, an escaped murderer who roams Dartmoor.
  • (19) Roaming table • Download before you go Make sure you download what you need before you leave home, including apps, books, films or music, plus city maps, guides, etc, says Ofcom, and check downloads are fully completed before you leave.
  • (20) Separatists have squatted in his office, masked gunmen roam the streets with impunity, and Russia – the giant, growling neighbour – threatens to invade.

Stroll


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.
  • (n.) A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) George Clooney has strolled into one of the most bitter and longest-running controversies in the heritage world, saying it would be "very nice" if the British Museum sent the Parthenon Marbles back to Greece.
  • (2) For Manchester United this was a Saturday stroll that ended frantically, although the Premier League leaders' latest three points were made even sweeter by the return of their captain, Nemanja Vidic.
  • (3) Strolling around the perfectly formed FH training facility he laughs at the idea of one of these public spaces popping up in Britain.
  • (4) Just a short stroll from the start of this walk, the Norman Lockyer Observatory still holds two of his telescopes.
  • (5) I see a small group strolling along, a tall, handsome man at the centre.
  • (6) Around 100,000 Syrians live in Izmir, where until a few weeks ago when the EU-Turkey deal was put into effect, smugglers would stroll openly through the central square in the quarter of Basmane.
  • (7) The teams stroll out, Ivory Coast in their orange kit, Zambia wearing green tracksuit tops.
  • (8) Jason Puncheon is a lovely, careful passer of the ball and here he out-Cesc’ed Chelsea’s own midfield creator for long periods of the game, strolling about to great effect in his central playmaker role.
  • (9) Distance 1 mile (1.6km) Classification Gentle stroll Duration 1 hour 45 minutes Begins Salcombe Hill car park OS grid reference SY197889 Walk in a nutshell A mostly flat circuit around the summit of Salcombe Hill, which offers impressive views over the town of Sidmouth and, on a good day, as far as Portland Bill in Dorset.
  • (10) Not least when PSG aren’t just walking it in Ligue 1, they’re strolling, flaneur ing their way to another room-temperature domestic title, with seven league goals conceded away from home all season, territory and possession dominated each week.
  • (11) For a foodie reward, stroll to Rue Didot's row of boulangeries.
  • (12) I joined the Mayfair tour one Sunday afternoon, and for two and a half hours we strolled around looking at the offices of all the hedge funds and investment companies in the area.
  • (13) #rangers #kings #stanleycup June 12, 2014 2.56am BST Kings 1-2 Rangers, 4:22, 2nd period Williams sets up Stroll and he shoots wide of the net.
  • (14) Sometime after take-off, however, Pope Francis strolled to the back of the aircraft and gave them their answer.
  • (15) Those wanting to experience the concept of “shared space” and “naked streets” can stroll absentmindedly round any small town in Italy.
  • (16) Thankfully I only live a 10 minute stroll away from my office in central Bucharest.
  • (17) Brandon Belt stikes out, and then Gregor Blanco strolls to the plate.
  • (18) He strolls up, halts and strokes it into the bottom-right corner.
  • (19) Despite the lenses pressed against the glass, Yang Guang (his name means Sunshine) strolled around, his shoulders and hind quarters adopting the rolling gait of a prize fighter.
  • (20) A short stroll from Walker’s Point, where the ancestral estate of the Bush dynasty juts out commandingly into the Atlantic ocean, there is a political campaign slogan in urgent need of fresh clarification.