Meaning of SAUNTER
Pronunciation: | | 'sontur
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- [n] a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
- [n] a careless leisurely gait; "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world"
- [v] walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
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| Synonyms: | | amble, perambulation, promenade, ramble, stroll, stroll |
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| See Also: | | gait, walk, walk, walkabout | |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Saun"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sauntered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Sauntering}.] [Written also santer.] [Probably fr. F.
s'aventurer to adventure (one's self), through a shortened
form s'auntrer. See {Adventure}, n. & v.]
To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy
manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter.
One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or saunter in
meadows by the side of a stream. --Masson.
Syn: To loiter; linger; stroll; wander.
\Saun"ter\, n.
A sauntering, or a sauntering place.
That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town. --Young.
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