jaunt

[jawnt, jahnt]

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noun

a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.

verb (used without object)

to make a short journey.

Origin of jaunt

First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain

Related formsjaunt·ing·ly, adverb

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Related Words for jaunting

winding, roving, fly, trek, proceed, wend, traverse, roam, wander, ramble, travel, swing, explore, cruise, sail, migrate, move, visit, drive, cross

Examples from the Web for jaunting

Historical Examples of jaunting

"The jaunting car it was that ran away with her," says Judy.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)
Maria Edgeworth
His house was soon well furnished: she made him get her a jaunting car.
Handy Andy, Volume One
Samuel Lover
Its one of the patriots of 98, said the jaunting car driver.
One Irish Summer
William Eleroy Curtis
We shall certainly have you jaunting off to London some day.
The Head Girl at the Gables
Angela Brazil
It, therefore, became necessary that she should ask her grandfather to lend her the jaunting car.
Can You Forgive Her?
Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for jaunting

jaunt

noun

a short pleasurable excursion; outing

verb

(intr) to go on such an excursion

Derived Formsjauntingly, adverb

Word Origin for jaunt

C16: of unknown origin

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Word Origin and History for jaunting

jaunt

1670s in modern sense of "short pleasure trip," earlier "tiresome journey" (1590s), earlier as a verb, "tire a horse by riding back and forth on it" (1560s), of unknown origin, perhaps from some obscure Old French word. As a verb in the modern sense from 1640s. Related: Jaunted; jaunting.