SAUNTERED

Verb

sauntered

simple past tense and past participle of saunter

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


SAUNTER

Saun"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sauntered; p. pr. & vb. n. Sauntering.] Etym: [Written also santer.] Etym: [Probably fr. F. s'aventurer to adventure (one's self), through a shortened form s'auntrer. See Adventure, n. & v.]

Definition: 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.

Saun"ter, n.

Definition: A sauntering, or a sauntering place. That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town. Young.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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