jaunting
present participle ofjaunt
jaunt
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk/dʒɔːnt/us/dʒɑːnt/to go on ashortjourneyforpleasure:
disapprovingHe's always jauntingoffaround theworldonbusinesstrips,leavinghiswifetocopewith thebabiesby herself.
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travelverb
Travelling
- around Robin Hood's barnidiom
- backpack
- bag drop
- bourne
- bum
- bum around
- communication
- commuting
- connection
- gad about/around(somewhere)
- hitchhike
- move
- negotiate
- public transport
- shuttle
- swan
- taken
- tootle
- visa
- well travelled
Examplesofjaunting
jaunting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Some old people are very adventurous indeed, and are prepared to gojauntingoff to new places and to new faces at the drop of a hat.
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They also manufactured traps, gigs, landaus,jauntingcarts, carriages, floats and dray carts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Killarney is also famous for itsjauntingcars (horse-drawn carts) operated by local jarvies.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Jauntinghas other effects on the social fabric of the novel's world, and these are examined in true science-fictional fashion.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Jauntingis the instantaneous teleportation of one's body (and anything one is wearing or carrying).
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- beat something out of someone
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- beat sth out of sb
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- beat the bejabbers out of sb
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- beat the bejesus out of sb
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- beat the bejesus out of someone
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