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Sashay vs Saunter - What's the difference?

sashay | saunter |

As nouns the difference between sashay and saunter

is that sashay is a chassé while saunter is a leisurely walk or stroll.

As verbs the difference between sashay and saunter

is that sashay is to walk casually or showily; to strut, swagger or flounce while saunter is to stroll, or walk at a leisurely pace.

sashay

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A .
  • A sequence of sideways steps in a circle in square dancing.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To walk casually or showily; to strut, swagger or flounce.
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  • To when dancing.
  • To move sideways.

    • saunter

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stroll, or walk at a leisurely pace
  • * Masson
    • One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or saunter in meadows by the side of a stream.

    Synonyms

    * amble * stroll * wander

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A leisurely walk or stroll.
  • * 1814 , Elizabeth Hervey, Amabel: Volume 1 (page 53)
    • Caroline
  • A leisurely pace.
  • (obsolete) A place for sauntering or strolling.
  • * Young
    • That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town.

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