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Dictionary: saun·ter   (sôn'tər) pronunciation
 
intr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll.

n.
  1. A leisurely pace.
  2. A leisurely walk or stroll.

[Probably from Middle English santren, to muse.]

saunterer saun'ter·er n.
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verb

    To walk at a leisurely pace: amble, meander, perambulate, promenade, ramble, stroll, wander. Informal mosey. See move/halt.

noun

    An act of walking, especially for pleasure: amble, meander (often used in plural), perambulation, promenade, ramble, stroll, walk, wander. See move/halt.

 
Antonyms: saunter
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n

Definition: stroll
Antonyms: run

v

Definition: stroll along
Antonyms: run


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To walk in a confident manner.

pronunciation It is a great art to saunter. — Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American philosopher and naturalist.

 
Translations: Saunter
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - slentre, drysse
n. - slentren, slentretur, spadseretur

Nederlands (Dutch)
slenteren, drentelen

Français (French)
v. intr. - marcher d'un pas nonchalant
n. - petite balade, allure nonchalante

Deutsch (German)
v. - schlendern
n. - Bummel, gemächlicher Schritt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κάνω περίπολο, σεργιανίζω, βαδίζω αργά
n. - περίπατος, σουλάτσο

Italiano (Italian)
bighellonare, andare a zonzo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - passear
n. - passeio a pé (m)

Русский (Russian)
прогулка, медленная ходьба, фланирование

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - deambular, pasearse, vagar, andar despacio y sin objeto
n. - paseo, paso tranquilo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - flanera, spankulera, strosa, släntra
n. - promenad, flanerande, strosande, släntrande, spankulerande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
闲逛, 漫步

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 閒逛, 漫步
n. - 閒逛, 漫步

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 산책하다, 어슬렁거리며 돌아다니다, 빈둥거리다
n. - 어슬렁 거리기, 느릿한 옛날의 댄스, 소요

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ぶらつく, ぶらぶら歩く
n. - ぶらぶら歩き, 散歩

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمشي ألهوينه (الاسم) سير متئد, ألهوينه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הילך בנחת, פסע לאט, טייל להנאתו‬
n. - ‮טיול להנאה, הליכה בנחת‬


 
 
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