saunter
verb (used without object)
to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll.
were sauntering
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past progressiveof saunter.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The switchboard phones were ringing off the hook, messengers were coming and going, and clients and prospective clients were sauntering up to my desk and asking to see John Doe or Jane Smith immediately.
From Inc ● Jan. 3, 2012
And indeed it was: two students were sauntering down the red carpet in bathing suits made of dot-candy, rope and red-and-white striped peppermints.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2010
Now they were sauntering about, doing chores, teasing cats, throwing bread to stray chickens, and some of them were playing their endless round games.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
We walked on in to the town, and were sauntering along looking in the windows, when some one touched me on the elbow.
From The Charm of Ireland by Burton Egbert Stevenson
Half an hour later they were sauntering across to Intombi Spruit, and here they remained till darkness fell.
From With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton
