All 5 Uses of
saunter
in
The Poisonwood Bible
- The usual bypasser is a woman sauntering slowly down the road with bundles upon bundles balanced on her head.†
Chpt 1 *sauntering = walking leisurely
- Whenever a woman leaves her wide-open-to-the-world yard to work her field or saunter off on an errand, first she must make herself decent.†
Chpt 1saunter = walk leisurely
- From everywhere within walking distance, every fifth day, people with hands full or empty appeared in our village to saunter and haggle their way up and down the long rows where women laid out produce on mats on the ground.†
Chpt 2
- The women's long cloth skirts are printed so gaily with the oddest things: there is no telling when a raft of yellow umbrellas, or the calico cat and gingham dog, or an upside-down image of the Catholic Pope might just go sauntering across our yard.†
Chpt 2sauntering = walking leisurely
- Even that most doleful of Christian laments—"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"—sounded snappy and upbeat through these women's windpipes as they sauntered along: "Nani oze mpasi zazo!†
Chpt 5sauntered = walked leisurely
Definition:
to walk leisurely