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saunter

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saun·ter  (sôntr)
intr.v. saun·tered, saun·ter·ing, saun·ters
To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll.
n.
1. A leisurely pace.
2. A leisurely walk or stroll.

[Probably from Middle English santren, to muse.]

saunter·er n.

saunter [ˈsɔːntə]
vb (intr)
to walk in a casual manner; stroll
n
1. a leisurely pace or stroll
2. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a leisurely old-time dance
[C17 (meaning: to wander aimlessly), C15 (to muse): of obscure origin]
saunterer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.saunter - a careless leisurely gait; "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world"
gait - a person's manner of walking
2.sauntersaunter - a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
ramble, meander - an aimless amble on a winding course
walk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
walkabout - a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally
Verb1.saunter - walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

saunter
verb
stroll, wander, amble, roam, ramble, meander, rove, take a stroll, mosey (informal), stravaig (Scot. & Northern English dialect) We watched our fellow students saunter into the building.
noun
stroll, walk, amble, turn, airing, constitutional, ramble, promenade, breather, perambulation She began a slow saunter towards the bonfire.
Translations
saunter [ˈsɔːntəʳ]
A. Npaseo m tranquilo
to go for a saunter around the parkpasearse or (LAm) caminar por el parque
B. VIpasearse, deambular(LAm)
to saunter in/outentrar/salir sin prisa
to saunter up and downpasearse para arriba y para abajo
he sauntered up to mese acercó a mí con mucha calma

saunter [ˈsɔːntər] vi
to saunter in → entrer d'un pas nonchalant
to saunter over the road → traverser la rue d'un pas nonchalant

saunter
nBummel m; to have a saunter in the parkeinen Parkbummel machen, durch den Park schlendern
vischlendern; he sauntered up to meer schlenderte auf mich zu; she came sauntering in four hours latesie tanzte vier Stunden zu spät an (inf); to saunter out/awayhinaus-/wegschlendern

saunter [ˈsɔːntəʳ] vi to saunter in/outentrare/uscire con disinvoltura
to saunter up and down → passeggiare su e giù
saunter [ˈsɔːntəʳ] vi to saunter in/outentrare/uscire con disinvoltura
to saunter up and down → passeggiare su e giù

saunter
v saunter [ˈsoːntə]
(often withalong, ~off, ~pastetc) to walk or stroll about without much purpose or hurry I was working in the garden when he sauntered by. drentel يَمْشي الهُوَينا шляя се procházet se slentre schlendern κάνω βόλτες deambular, pasearse sin un objetivo fijo lonkima پرسه زدن kuljeskella se balader לְשוֹטֵט בְּנַחַת चहलना tumarati ballag berjalan tanpa tujuan labba, rölta gironzolare ぶらぶら歩く 어슬렁거리며 돌아다니다 vaikštinėti pastaigāties; staigāt bersiar-siar slenteren slentre, slenge (forbi) przechadzać się deambular a hoinări прогуливаться prechádzať sa, ponevierať sa, potulovať sa pohajkovati tumarati flanera, strosa, släntra เดินเรื่อย ๆ dolaşmak 閒逛 прогулюватися آہستہ چلنا، دوگامہ چال سے چلنا đi tản bộ
n
a walk or stroll. gedrentel مِشْيَةٌ على مَهل бавна разходка procházka spadseretur das Schlendern βόλτα, περίπατος paseo, vuelta lonkimine پرسه kuljeksiminen balade הֲלִיכָה בְּנַחַת चहलक़दमी, धीमी चाल tumaranje, besciljna šetnja őgyelgés jalan-jalan rölt, göngutúr passeggiatina, giretto ぶらぶら歩き 소요 pasivaikščiojimas pastaiga berjalan-jalan wandeling spasertur przechadzka passeio plimbare прогулка prechádzka pohajkovanje šetnja promenad, flanerande, strosande การเดินเรื่อย ๆ dolaşma 漫步 прогулянка چہل قدمی cuộc đi bộ


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When we left I walked away with Miss Waterford, and the fine day and her new hat persuaded us to saunter through the Park.
It gave him a peculiar satisfaction to saunter round the precincts.
And immediately after this came the delicious, slow saunter, with his hand on the scythe, during which he could wipe away the streaming sweat, take deep breaths of air, and look about at the long string of mowers and at what was happening around in the forest and the country.
 
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