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sauntered |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Saunter \Saun"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sauntered}; p. pr & vb n. {Sauntering}.] [Written also santer.] [Probably fr F. s'aventurer to adventure (one's self), through a shortened form s'auntrer. See {Adventure}, n. & v.] 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.
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