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How to pronounce wanton in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms trifle away, wanton away
Type of spend, expend, drop


wanton one's money away.
Type Words
Synonyms luxuriate
Type of consume, squander, waste, ware
Type Words
Synonyms piddle, piddle away, trifle, wanton away
Type of spend, expend, drop
Type Words
Synonyms motiveless, unprovoked
Derivation wantonness
Type Words
Synonyms easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish
Derivation wantonness


wanton behavior.
Type Words
Type of act, behave, do
Type Words
Type of romance, butterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander
Type Words
Type of live
Type Words
Type of sensualist
Has types light-o'-love, light-of-love

Examples of wanton

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The two charges of wanton endangerment were added during grand jury proceedings.
From the kentucky.com
He has been charged with second-degree DUI and 11 counts of wanton endangerment.
From the kentucky.com
The gold standard is the only way to protect ourselves from the wanton printers.
From the economist.com
He was charged with wanton endangerment because four juveniles were at the home.
From the kentucky.com
And there is always a valid argument to be made against wanton use of RICO laws.
From the economist.com
Or do they display their fortune through flamboyant displays of wanton spending?
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
In the end he settled for the wanton Creole widow, Rose-Josephine de Beauharnais.
From the time.com
He has demonstrated his wanton wrecklessness in governing throughout the years.
From the economist.com
In fact, this area of endeavour is where chemistry morphs into a wanton hussy.
From the canberratimes.com.au
More examples
  • Lewd or lascivious woman
  • Motiveless: occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt
  • Piddle: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
  • Easy: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
  • Indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
  • Spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away"
  • Luxuriate: become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
  • Engage in amorous play
  • Behave extremely cruelly and brutally