sauntering
present participle ofsaunter
| 单词 | sauntering |
| 释义 | sauntering present participle ofsaunter saunter verb[Iusually+ adv/prep] uk/ˈsɔːn.tər/us/ˈsɑːn.t̬ɚ/towalkin aslowandrelaxedway, often in noparticulardirection: He saunteredby,lookingverypleasedwith himself. Synonyms amble moseyinformal stroll Moving gently on foot
Examplesofsaunteringsauntering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The women, obviously happy to be together, would chatter enthusiastically,saunteringslowly in large groups to their classrooms. From theCambridge English Corpus Troponyms are subordinate verbs describing specific actions, that is,saunteringis a specific way of walking, whereas hypernyms are superordinate verbs. From theCambridge English Corpus He will loiter in the restaurant next door,saunteringout as the spirit moves him during the afternoon to have his bets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I invite him to join me insaunteringalong it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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