saunter

UK /ˈsɔntɚ/ US /ˈsɔntɚ/

noun 3verb 1

Definitions

verb

To stroll, or walk at a leisurely pace.

One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or saunter in meadows by the side of a stream.

Meanwhile the young ladies sauntered along—before or behind, as the case might be—in the company of the young business-man and that of another youth who had come out independently on the trolley.

noun

A leisurely walk or stroll.

Caroline […] begged that the drive might be given up for a saunter about the gardens[…]

A leisurely, easy pace.

walking at a saunter

A place for sauntering or strolling.

That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town.

Collocations

ADV

casually, slowly

along, back, in, out, over

PREP

along, into, out of, through, etc.

PHRASES

come sauntering

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

verb — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

stroll

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or saunter in meadows by the side of a stream.

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Meanwhile the young ladies sauntered along—before or behind, as the case might be—in the company of the young business-man and that of another youth who had come out independently on the trolley.

Wiktionary

And, after all, they were once very close, doesn’t Lewis still have the keys to his apartment, you know the way you let someone keep the keys after you’ve broken up, only a little because you hope the

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Caroline […] begged that the drive might be given up for a saunter about the gardens[…]

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walking at a saunter

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That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, saunter is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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