saunter

[ sawn-ter, sahn- ]

/ ˈsɔn tər, ˈsɑn- /

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verb (used without object)

to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.

noun

a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.

a leisurely gait.

OTHER WORDS FOR saunter

1-3 amble, ramble, meander.

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Origin of saunter

First recorded in 1660–70; of uncertain origin

OTHER WORDS FROM saunter

saun·ter·er, noun

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How to use saunter in a sentence

But yes, I pictured a James Bond-type just sauntering over to her.
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Brown continued sauntering along, still holding a fistful of cigarillos on each hand.
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Is Harry Styles impeccably sauntering through your mind, too?
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Just picture Princess Leia sauntering through the galaxy in one of his technology-inspired designs.
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A few minutes later, Hailee Steinfeld, the 14-year-old Best Supporting Actress nominee from True Grit, comes sauntering by.
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About eleven o'clock a soldier in blue came sauntering along, who looked about curiously.
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And all three advanced to the above-named personages, who seemed to be sauntering along with nothing to do.
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Interred beneath this marble stone Lie sauntering Jack and idle Joan.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
Sauntering up from the depot, through Front street, five minutes' walk brought me to the Old Common.
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Mrs. Neverby and Mrs. Sampelle discovered sauntering along near a prominent counter strewn with rich woollen dress-goods.
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British Dictionary definitions for saunter

saunter

/ (ˈsɔːntə) /

verb (intr)

to walk in a casual manner; stroll

noun

a leisurely pace or stroll

a leisurely old-time dance

Derived forms of saunter

saunterer, noun

Word Origin for saunter

C17 (meaning: to wander aimlessly), C15 (to muse): of obscure origin

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