saunter

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈsɔntɚ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈsɔːntə/
• (cot-caught, Canada) IPA: /ˈsɑntɚ/

Verb

saunter (saunters, present participle sauntering; past and past participle sauntered)

1. To stroll, or walk at a leisurely pace.

   Synonyms: amble, stroll, wander

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

Translations

• French: flâner
• Italian: passeggiare, vagare, camminare, girovagare, sollazzare
• Portuguese: passear
• Russian: прогуливаться
• Spanish: pasear

Noun

saunter (plural saunters)

1. A leisurely walk or stroll.
2. A leisurely pace.
3. (obsolete) A place for sauntering or strolling.

   • That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town.

Translations

• French: flâner
• Portuguese: passeio
• Russian: прогулка
• Spanish: paseo

Translations

• Russian: медленная походка

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