Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sauntering"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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