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saunter |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Saunter \Saun"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sauntered}; p. pr & vb n. {Sauntering}.] [Written also santer.] [Probably fr F. s'aventurer to adventure (one's self), through a shortened form s'auntrer. See {Adventure}, n. & v.] To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter. One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or saunter in meadows by the side of a stream. --Masson. Syn: To loiter; linger; stroll; wander. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Saunter \Saun"ter\, n. A sauntering, or a sauntering place That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town. --Young. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: saunter n : a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) [syn: {amble}, {promenade}, {ramble}, {stroll}, {perambulation}] v : walk leisurely and with no apparent aim [syn: {stroll}]
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