jaunted

verb

past tense of jaunt
as in wandered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaunted
  1. wandered
  2. roamed
  3. traipsed
  4. hopped
  5. journeyed
  6. trekked
  7. gallivanted
  8. roved
Verb
  • The descendants of the miners’ burros wandered back down from the hills to find a curious audience willing to feed them.
    — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In an office, people wandered into meetings early and talked about their weekend before anyone got to the agenda.
    — Lynn Godfrey, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of wandered
Verb
  • In March, federal officials estimated roughly 3,900 wild burros roamed there – far above the agency’s management target of about 450 animals.
    — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026
  • While dinosaurs roamed the earth, giant monsters roamed the sea.
    — October 16, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of roamed
Verb
  • But as one batch of mudbrick lay in the heat, a rogue dog apparently traipsed across a brick and left behind a near perfect, four-toed indentation.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of traipsed
Verb
  • Morant, lost in his first Dame Time experience, hopped around the court tapping his wrist feverishly.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • As much as the crowd hopped to his demands to make noise, Brooks was steadfast in offering his appreciation.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of hopped
Verb
  • In December, 1991, Parvez Manzoor Khan, a man in his thirties who hardly spoke English, journeyed from Pakistan to the United States to visit his brother.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Savannah Guthrie, Craig Melvin, Al Roker, Dylan Dreyer, Carson Daly, Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones journeyed across the pond to Ireland last week for a visit to Kenmare, County Kerry.
    — Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of journeyed
Verb
  • As Monica Turner trekked across the western hills of Yellowstone National Park, the cold rain was inescapable.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than taking the dry way out and heading home on the 4 train, we all got caught up in a more southerly impulse and trekked to our friends’ new place down in Battery Park City.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of trekked
Verb
  • As one of the brand's newest global ambassadors, Graham, 37, gallivanted around New York for the campaign.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of gallivanted
Verb
  • The wafer dissolved almost instantly; his tongue roved around, trying to coax the soggy body of Christ from his molars.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • As cameras roved around the stadium, women popped their booties, danced with friends and vied for a spot in an onstage twerk-off.
    — Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of roved
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