jaunt

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noun

ˈjȯnt How to pronounce jaunt (audio)
ˈjänt
1
: a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
a weekend jaunt to the coast
2
archaic : a tiring trip

jaunt

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verb

jaunted; jaunting; jaunts

intransitive verb

1
: to make a usually short journey for pleasure
2
archaic : to trudge about

Examples of jaunt in a Sentence

Noun a four-day jaunt to the mountains took a leisurely jaunt up to the mountains for the day
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Noun
While in his mid-twenties, Olea would tool around the Key — or take a jaunt to Coconut Grove — with a carload of teenage girls. Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 Blue Origin for years has been flying tourists and research to the edge of space on short jaunts, including Bezos himself. Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
Winter is coming, and that means curtailing my cruising, but the joys of jaunting around on this sweet ride should keep me warm even as the weather grows cold. WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024 The Holiday 100 makes its annual jolly jaunt back to Billboard’s charts menu. Gary Trust, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jaunt 

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1575, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of jaunt was in 1575

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Cite this Entry

“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaunt. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

jaunt

noun
ˈjȯnt,
ˈjänt
: a short trip for pleasure
jaunt verb

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