jaunting

verb

present participle of jaunt
as in wandering

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaunting
  1. wandering
  2. gallivanting
  3. roaming
  4. hopping
  5. traipsing
  6. journeying
  7. roving
  8. touring
Verb
  • The British manufacturer may have realized that the typical Tiger 1200 spends considerably more time eating up highway miles, tackling daily commutes and wandering along the occasional gravel track than navigating genuinely challenging terrain.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Vision, meanwhile, explores a more attenuated past by wandering through basement rooms, connecting with AIs spanning the history of his lineage.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of wandering
Verb
  • First stop was Balthazar, where Chanel was fêting their new Coco fragrance before gallivanting off to hotspot Sophie’s in the East Village.
    — Irene Kim, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Buyers were interested but worried about the optics of a show revolving around two wealthy, gallivanting white guys.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of gallivanting
Verb
  • The pack of dogs had been roaming onto an oil field in Oxnard, traipsing onto private property and walking perilously close to vehicular traffic.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The case went cold for six months until a detective recalled calling police about a Black man who was roaming in the Howard Beach neighborhood three months before Vetrano’s death, according to trial testimony.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of roaming
Verb
  • Spends much of its time hopping and scratching on the ground or under bird feeders.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The whole situation devolves from there, with Reed having to shoot Peter to prevent him from strangling her, destroying all of the surveillance tape, and hopping into a getaway car with Zeus and Spitfire after a very cursory search for Vita.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of hopping
Verb
  • The pack of dogs had been roaming onto an oil field in Oxnard, traipsing onto private property and walking perilously close to vehicular traffic.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Across the dozen tracks, Sivan leans heavily on ’90s touchstones, traipsing from glitch-hop to drum and bass, casting a wide net across sounds and scope.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of traipsing
Verb
  • Directed by Kei Oikawa and adapted from the popular manga by Nagano, the fantasy feature tracks the small protagonist and companions journeying to a scenic coastal island before uncovering a sinister local mystery.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Luna is journeying through your second house of money, possessions and self-worth, gently nudging you toward fair exchanges.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of journeying
Verb
  • Of course, roving camera people are a feature of most major tours.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2026
  • This roving work mounts an investigation into that which is typically dismissed as unserious—for example, fashion, perfume, and romantic comedies.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of roving
Verb
  • That leaves trumpeter Lee Loughnane as the only original member still touring with the band.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Down by your ankles are bicycle pedals desperately maintaining the argument that this belongs somewhere in the ebike family, while six inches above the bars is a touchscreen doing the same job as the TFT on a modern touring motorcycle.
    — Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of touring
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“Jaunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaunting. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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