jaunt

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noun

ˈjȯnt How to pronounce jaunt (audio)
ˈjänt
1
: a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
a weekend jaunt to the coast
2
archaic : a tiring trip

jaunt

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verb

jaunted; jaunting; jaunts

intransitive verb

1
: to make a usually short journey for pleasure
2
archaic : to trudge about

Examples of jaunt in a Sentence

Noun a four-day jaunt to the mountains took a leisurely jaunt up to the mountains for the day
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Another time, a 60-mile jaunt reduced his range by 110 miles. Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024 McIntyre said, alluding to a breathtaking, weaving, 49-yard, game-winning jaunt in 1988 that included Young staggering across the goal line. USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024 But more than all of that, there is a sense of emotional truth missing from this jaunt to Oz. Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024 Conversely, the Sirius Millennium is intended for commercial jaunts and can accommodate up to five passengers. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2024 The drive had been hair-raising (though nothing compared to a later jaunt on Hiva Oa, where Gauguin is buried, during which our guide Heimata played a ukulele while skirting the edge of a cliff and steering with his knee). Peter Heller, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024 The War on Drugs have one-off appearances on tap this spring at My Morning Jacket’s One Big Holiday festival in Mexico and at Just Like Heaven in Los Angeles before their summer European jaunt. Spin Staff, SPIN, 26 Feb. 2024 With the announcement of his European jaunt, eight more countries are added to his plans. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2024 After all, the pair of hitmakers have a lot on their plates as both artists are scheduled to perform for much of this year, with Rodrigo set to launch her first arena jaunt on Feb. 23 at Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, Calif. Thania Garcia, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
Verb
Piano chords that jaunt along during solos and rise above the swirling, clashing chaos, demanding to be acknowledged. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024 Voyages call upon fewer ports—guests jaunt through yachting playgrounds like Bodrum, Turkey; Malta; Dominica; and Guadeloupe—but linger in each setting. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2023 These boots will keep you comfortable on your feet, whether jaunting through the airport, sightseeing, shopping, or moseying around a networking event. Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2023 As an exclusive option for the highest-performance-variant TLX, this gold color is sure to cause at least some gawking while jaunting down the road. Jacob Kurowicki, Car and Driver, 3 Aug. 2023 The Brewers’ lead was 5-1 by the time Perkins jaunted to the plate a second time. Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2023 The foursome jaunted around Asia on a bus on a grand post-pandemic adventure. Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 1 Apr. 2023 In the scene, Larry appears to be sitting on a plane next to J.B. Smoove’s character Leon, which, as GQ notes, is reminiscent of the Season 8 ending, when the longtime pals leave the United States to jaunt around Paris. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Mar. 2023 Enter Email Sign Up Sass is back to defend his title in the race, which begins Saturday with a fan-friendly 11-mile (18-kilometer) jaunt through the streets of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city. Mark Thiessen, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1575, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of jaunt was in 1575

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Cite this Entry

“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaunt. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

jaunt

noun
ˈjȯnt,
ˈjänt
: a short trip for pleasure
jaunt verb

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