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How to pronounce jaunt in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms excursion, expedition, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay
Type of journey, journeying
Has types airing, field trip
Type Words
Synonyms travel, trip
Has types junketeer, commute, travel to, peregrinate, ply, run, visit, travel, journey, junket

Examples of jaunt

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For his Hebridean jaunt, he worked as a voluntary ranger on the Uists and Barra.
From the independent.co.uk
This ill-fated jaunt was the first long distance trip I had taken in the Zodiac.
From the scienceblogs.com
Take your dog outside for a jog, or even a quick jaunt, around the neighborhood.
From the psychcentral.com
The next half-mile is a pleasant, flat jaunt on a recently resurfaced dirt road.
From the sacbee.com
She mapped out a long run, 15 miles, while Vernon planned a short two-mile jaunt.
From the boston.com
How does his Martha's Vineyard jaunt compare to the holidays of other presidents?
From the abcnews.go.com
Turner sprinted for eight yards prior to his 17-yard TD jaunt for the 17-13 lead.
From the charlotteobserver.com
During one jaunt before spring training, he hit upon the mantra for the season.
From the usatoday.com
Let the two-week jaunt to the Denver Coliseum begin Saturday for volleyballers.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
  • Excursion: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
  • Travel: make a trip for pleasure
  • Jaunt is a sculpture found in the campus of Calvin College, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was designed by Robin Jensen and commissioned to be built in 1977 by William Spoelhof, then the president of the college. ...
  • "The Jaunt" is a short story by Stephen King first published in The Twilight Zone Magazine in 1981, and collected in King's 1985 collection Skeleton Crew. ...
  • A wearisome journey; 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