saunter
['sɒ:ntә]
n. 闲逛, 漫

vi. 闲逛, 漫



saunter
[ noun ]

1. a careless leisurely gait

<noun.act>
he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world

2. a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

<noun.act>

[ verb ]

1. walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

<verb.motion> stroll

Saunter \Saun"ter\, n.
A sauntering, or a sauntering place.

That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town. --Young.


Saunter \Saun"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sauntered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Sauntering}.] [Written also santer.] [Probably fr. F.
s'aventurer to adventure (one's self), through a shortened
form s'auntrer. See {Adventure}, n. & v.]
To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy
manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter.

One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or saunter in
meadows by the side of a stream. --Masson.

Syn: To loiter; linger; stroll; wander.