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- [sawn-ter, sahn-]
- /ˈsɔn tər, ˈsɑn-/
- /ˈsɔːn.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sawn-ter, sahn-]
- /ˈsɔn tər, ˈsɑn-/
Definitions of sauntered word
- verb without object sauntered to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods. 1
- noun sauntered a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll. 1
- noun sauntered a leisurely gait. 1
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Origin of sauntered
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; of uncertain origin
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Parts of speech for Sauntered
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sauntered popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sauntered
noun sauntered
- ambled — to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter: He ambled around the town.
- jaunted — Simple past tense and past participle of jaunt.
- journeyed — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- meandered — Simple past tense and past participle of meander.
verb sauntered
- circumambulated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumambulate.
- dawdled — to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter: Stop dawdling and help me with these packages!
- drifted — Simple past tense and past participle of drift.
- lagged — to fail to maintain a desired pace or to keep up; fall or stay behind: After five minutes of hard running, some of them began to lag.
- lazed — Simple past tense and past participle of laze.
Antonyms for sauntered
verb sauntered
- darted — a small, slender missile that is pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other and is propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon.
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