amble vs loiter

amble

noun
  • An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll. 

  • An easy gait, especially that of a horse. 

verb
  • To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely. 

  • Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other. 

loiter

noun
  • A standing or strolling about without any aim or purpose. 

verb
  • To remain at a certain place instead of moving on. 

  • To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly. 

  • For an aircraft to remain in the air near a target. 

How often have the words amble and loiter occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )