jaunt
noun
a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.
jaunting
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present participleof jaunt.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Buzan is particularly good at teasing out Linda’s vivacity and frustration, jaunting around in costume designer Ivania Stack’s gorgeous flapper dresses and speaking with snark and tamped-down despair.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2022
In the NBA, the 2004–05 Miami Heat are the most traveled team of recent decades, jaunting just more than 70,000 miles.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2014
I seriously imagined me and the dress and the man and the balcony, but, no, there has been no such Italy jaunting.
From US News ● Dec. 28, 2012
Bram Whillock, 28, has been jaunting around the world’s premier rock-climbing locations.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2011
It was a truck with seats upon it, economically arranged after the fashion of an Irish jaunting car.
From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by William Duthie
