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[ sawn-ter, sahn- ] / ˈsɔn tər, ˈsɑn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR saunter ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods. nouna leisurely walk or ramble; stroll. a leisurely gait. Origin of saunterFirst recorded in 1660–70; of uncertain origin SYNONYMS FOR saunter1-3 amble, ramble, meander. SEE SYNONYMS FOR saunter ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM sauntersaun·ter·er, nounWords nearby sauntersauna, sauncy, Saundby's test, Saunders, Saundra, saunter, -saur, Saurashtra, saurel, saurian, saurischian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for saunterHow often do you look up at the facades looming overhead as you saunter down the street? The Royal Academy Wants You to Finish This Artwork|Chloë Ashby|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST We are spared, thankfully, the standard liberal talisman of his saunter across the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln. The SEALs’ Big-Screen Moment|David A. Graham|September 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST So instead of marching into Starbucks for a morning cup of brew, saunter in for a big bowl of bud. Criminalize Coffee, Not Cannabis|Robert Rosenthal|December 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST I saw how hatefully the back wash seemed to saunter back to the fall along the banks. Martin Hyde, The Duke's Messenger|John Masefield
I should not like to ask an indulgent and idle public to saunter about with me under a misapprehension. Saunterings|Charles Dudley Warner Billies eyes filled with indignant tears as she began slowly to saunter back to the old house. The Motor Maids' School Days|Katherine Stokes It has quite a charm to saunter round in a strange town, and mingle all unknown in the crowd. A Flight in Spring|J. Harris Knowles The truth is, you sat down and wrote; I used to saunter about and think what I should write. Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2)|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
British Dictionary definitions for saunter
verb (intr)to walk in a casual manner; stroll nouna leisurely pace or stroll a leisurely old-time dance Derived forms of sauntersaunterer, nounWord Origin for saunterC17 (meaning: to wander aimlessly), C15 (to muse): of obscure origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sauntersashay, traipse, ramble, toddle, loiter, mosey, roam, mope, meander, amble, wander, constitutional, walk, promenade, turn, airing, stump, percolate, linger, tarry |