What is the difference between stroll and jaunt?
stroll | jaunt |
To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.
*(Jonathan Swift) (1667–1745)
*:These mothers stroll to beg sustenance for their helpless infants.
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, title= To go somewhere with ease.
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*:His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ “Phil?! You?! Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow?!” recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.
(archaic) A wearisome journey.
* Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his aëry jaunt , though hurried sore. Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest. - Milton
A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
To ride on a jaunting car.
(obsolete) To jolt; to jounce.
As nouns the difference between stroll and jaunt
is that stroll is a wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble while jaunt is a wearisome journey.As verbs the difference between stroll and jaunt
is that stroll is to wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove while jaunt is to ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.stroll
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Verb
(en verb)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.}}
Synonyms
* range, roam, rove, straySee also
* strollerAnagrams
*jaunt
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(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- (Bale)