Saunter
['sɔːntə] or ['sɔntɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a careless leisurely gait; 'he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world'.
Edited by Gene--From WordNet
Definition
(n. & v.) To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter.
(n.) A sauntering, or a sauntering place.
Checker: Newman
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Loiter, linger, lag, delay, lounge, stroll, dilly-dally, wander about idly, move slowly.
Checked by Cathy
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Roam, loiter, linger, stroll, wander, lag, dawdle, lounge, linger
ANT:Speed, course, press, hasten, drive, push, scramble
Edited by Constantine
Definition
v.i. to wander about idly: to loiter: to lounge: to stroll: to dawdle.—n. a sauntering: a place for sauntering: a leisurely ramble.—ns. Saun′terer; Saun′tering.—adv. Saun′teringly.
Checker: Sinclair
Examples
- Mr. Spenlow and I falling into this conversation, prolonged it and our saunter to and fro, until we diverged into general topics. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I'll saunter on by the river,' said Bradley. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- They used to saunter, arm in arm, up and down the alleys and walks of the garden. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The gentlemen soon saunter after them. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Some of us rush through life, and some of us saunter through life. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- She began to saunter about the room, examining the bookshelves between the puffs of her cigarette-smoke. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- At this moment, Legree sauntered up to the door of the shed, looked in, with a dogged air of affected carelessness, and turned away. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Early in the morning, I sauntered through the dear old tranquil streets, and again mingled with the shadows of the venerable gateways and churches. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The live-long day we sauntered on, still keeping in view the end of our journey, but careless of the hour of its completion. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I beat the prison dust off my feet as I sauntered to and fro, and I shook it out of my dress, and I exhaled its air from my lungs. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He had sauntered far enough. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Descending from her perch she again sauntered off towards Rainbarrow, though this time she did not go the whole way. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- We sauntered carelessly and unthinkingly to the edge of the lofty battlements of the citadel, and looked down--a vision! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He was only sauntering by and stopped to prose. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Crispin burst out laughing, and, sauntering to the window, threw his burnt-out cigarette into the green grass beyond. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- But Emma's wonder lessened soon afterwards, on seeing Mr. Elton sauntering about. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The old tune, said St. Clare, sauntering in. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The nurses, sauntering on with their charges, would pass and repass her, and wonder in whispers what she could find to look at so long, day after day. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- A man commonly saunters a little in turning his hand from one sort of employment to another. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Mr. Guppy saunters along with it congenially. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Editor: Rosalie