saunter
verb
ˈsän-\
Definition of saunter
: to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll sauntered slowly down the street
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noun
Synonyms for saunter
Synonyms
amble, hike, perambulate, ramble, stroll, tramp, tromp
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Examples of saunter in a Sentence
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Then, visitors can saunter over to the Warehouse Artists Lofts Public Market to find excellent poke at Fish Face Poke Bar. — Molly Sullivan, sacbee, "'A welcome lack of pretension': New York Times discovers Sacramento," 31 May 2018 Peter Quinn would never have been caught dead in it, and the cast and crew took note, diving for their smartphones as Mr. Friend sauntered over to the craft services table for some salami. — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, "Rupert Friend Is Tired of Killing," 14 June 2018 Not to be outdone with attention-grabbing, Katy Perry sauntered up to the judges’ table wearing a dress surrounded by purple and black feathers. — Robbie Daw, Billboard, "'American Idol' Finale Recap: Maddie & Caleb Are a Couple, and One of Them Wins (Critic's Take)," 22 May 2018 But that doesn’t mean that Ant-Man and the Wasp, with all of their ease and banter, shouldn’t saunter in and have a little fun. — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, "Ant-Man and the Wasp and the Importance of Small Stories in Big Universes," 5 July 2018 About half an hour later, after security made all bystanders in the lobby put away their smartphones, Kim emerged from the elevator and sauntered by in a path cordoned off by velvet ropes. — Victoria Kim, latimes.com, "I grew up in striking distance of North Korea’s artillery. Covering Kim's summit with Trump was sobering and personal.," 13 June 2018 As the Warriors sauntered toward their locker room, Iguodala put Curry in a vicious one-arm headlock, pulled him head-to-head and chattered sincerely into his ear. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, "In the end, Warriors’ Stephen Curry was a difference-maker," 6 June 2018 Much to Offerman’s delight, the raccoon nonchalantly saunters down the alley before climbing a fence to a tree. — Melinda Newman, Billboard, "Nick Offerman on Playing the Hip Dad in 'Hearts Beat Loud,' Buying a Guitar From Jeff Tweedy & Crate Digging," 5 June 2018 Moreland watched a filthy curveball fall in as Cole sauntered from the field, unwilling to wait for home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi's elongated strike three call. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Gerrit Cole, Astros overpower Red Sox," 1 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'saunter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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saunter
verb
English Language Learners Definition of saunter
: to walk along in a slow and relaxed manner
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Kids Definition of saunter
: to walk in a slow relaxed way : stroll
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