saunter
A leisurely walk or strollA leisurely walk or stroll.
» Ben sauntered into the room whistling a chirpy tune.
sabretou · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesA leisurely walk or stroll.
Umherschlendern, gemächliche Wanderung, Schlendergang
прогу́лкаprogúlka
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
A leisurely, easy pace.
walking at a saunter
медленная походкаmedlennaja poxodka
a careless leisurely gait
(obsolete)A place for sauntering or strolling.
Examples
8 sentencesBen sauntered into the room whistling a chirpy tune.
He sauntered through the park whistling a tune he'd learned in his youth.
After barking at a passer-by, the dog sauntered back to its kennel.
deNachdem er einen Passanten angebellt hatte, zog sich der Hund wieder in seine Hundehütte zurück. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He was sauntering along.
deEr schlenderte dahin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
After he got a girl's phone number, the guy would always saunter back to his seat.
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