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noun

Definition of saunternext
as in stroll
a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure tourists on a morning saunter around the old section of the city

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verb

ˈsȯn-tər How to pronounce saunter (audio)
as in to stroll
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure he lazily saunters about the French countryside, mostly photographing birds and flowers

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Recent Examples of saunter
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After a quarter of an hour, the bass line sauntered instead of shuffling. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Mar. 2025 And starting again with someone new seemed like a distant dream, Haynie says, until that night Davis McClendon sauntered up and sat down in her life. — Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025 The star sauntered down the runway in Risso’s electric yellow pop art-style gown. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025 Sandoval, perpetually sweaty and always sauntering around the castle like a surprised possum, has no real concept of who may or may not be Traitors, but that doesn’t keep him from sharing every theory that enters his mind with anyone in his vicinity. — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for saunter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saunter
  1. stroll
  2. walk
  3. wander
Verb
  • Spend an afternoon strolling around downtown’s Market Square and enjoying the ample greenspace at World’s Fair Park.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Bravo’s comments about Woodley come after the pair were first spotted strolling in Paris together last month.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of stroll
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  • Trevor Smith Granite Hills | Baseball Smith reached base nine times in three Lions Tournament games, finishing with a pair of doubles, three RBIs and five walks.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The Cubs drew three walks against Padres starter Nick Pivetta, including Tucker’s run-scoring walk with the bases loaded in the second inning.
    — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of walk
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  • On Monday night, a glittering crowd stepped out to celebrate the store’s opening, before heading over to Palazzo Serbelloni to wander through its halls and take in the homewares collection.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Nestled along the sandy shores of Siloso Beach, the resort is adorned in tropical greenery, while peacocks wander freely across the gardens, hornbills perch in the frangipani trees and dinosaur-like monitor lizards sunbathe by breakfast tables.
    — Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of wander

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