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- [jawnt, jahnt]
- /dʒɔnt, dʒɑnt/
- /dʒɔːnt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [jawnt, jahnt]
- /dʒɔnt, dʒɑnt/
Definitions of jaunting word
- noun jaunting a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure. 1
- verb without object jaunting to make a short journey. 1
- noun jaunting Present participle of jaunt. 1
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Origin of jaunting
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Jaunting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jaunting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
jaunting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jaunting
verb jaunting
- sail — an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- coast — The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea.
- drift — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- meander — to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.
adjective jaunting
- meandering — to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.
- roving — roaming or wandering.
- winding — the act of winding.
- roaming — to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove: to roam about the world.
- strolling — to walk leisurely as inclination directs; ramble; saunter; take a walk: to stroll along the beach.
noun jaunting
- tourism — the activity or practice of touring, especially for pleasure.
Antonyms for jaunting
verb jaunting
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- behave — The way that you behave is the way that you do and say things, and the things that you do and say.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
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