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单词 saunterer
释义

saunter

verb

saun·​ter ˈsȯn-tər How to pronounce saunter (audio)
ˈsän-
sauntered; sauntering; saunters

intransitive verb

: to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
sauntered slowly down the street
saunter noun
saunterer
ˈsȯn-tər-ər How to pronounce saunter (audio)
ˈsän-
noun

Synonyms

  • amble
  • hike
  • perambulate
  • ramble
  • stroll
  • tramp
  • tromp
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Example Sentences

They sauntered slowly down the street. He sauntered into the store.
Recent Examples on the Web Bourbon lovers will want to saunter over to Hook’s Barbery. Megan Dubois, Chron, 14 July 2022 Attendees can saunter through a few blocks of the shopping district while sipping wine and hearing live music. Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 June 2022 At night, guests sit around the fire with local Masai guides -- and more often than not a giant eland antelope with tusks that could kill will saunter up to Cottar and start drinking red wine from his glass. Melissa Twigg, CNN, 20 May 2022 The Crue drummer would saunter into the studio during the Classless Act sessions, sip espressos, listen to the mixes and hang. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 31 Mar. 2022 The bear, now less than 100 feet away, glanced over at us and began to saunter left, his cadence nauseatingly cool. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 24 Feb. 2021 The OTR Kennel Club is sponsoring this fun event that will saunter around OTR and Washington Park and then wind down back at QCR where there will be food, drinks and fun. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2022 Any person can saunter into any shop without a mask; work-from-home guidance has been scrapped; and all needs for a vaccine passport have been squashed. Grace Browne, Wired, 28 Jan. 2022 Check out the views on the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway at Franconia Notch State Park, saunter up the Appalachian Trail, and be sure to pull over at the viewpoints for waterfalls like Flume and Silver Cascades. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 26 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

probably from Middle English santren to muse

First Known Use

circa 1667, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

saunter

verb

saun·​ter ˈsȯn-tər How to pronounce saunter (audio)
sauntered; sauntering
: to walk in a slow relaxed way : stroll

saunterer

noun

as in dallier

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • dallier
  • loiterer
  • lingerer
  • putterer
  • slouch
  • loafer
  • idler
  • sluggard
  • laggard
  • lazybones
  • slowpoke
  • slug
  • slugabed
  • dawdler
  • drone
  • lounger
  • shirker
  • dropout
  • goldbrick
  • quitter
  • malingerer
  • slacker

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • pistol
  • live wire
  • powerhouse
  • doer
  • hustler
  • hummer
  • go-getter
  • self-starter
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