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To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter.

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  1. n. & v. To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter.
  2. n. A sauntering, or a sauntering place.
  3. n. a careless leisurely gait
  4. n. a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
  5. v. walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
  6. 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. A sauntering, or a sauntering place. That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town. Young.
  7. 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 theside of a stream. Masson.
  8. n:5/v:95 n. a careless leisurely gait