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flaneuring

flaneuring is the present participle and gerund of flaneur.

Meaning of flaneur

Verb

flaneur (third-person singular simple present flaneurs, present participle flaneuring, simple past and past participle flaneured)

  1. To wander aimlessly or at a lounging pace. To walk to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere.
    • Meantime, we flaneured about the Guernsey market, and a remarkable pretty sight it was this bright morning.1867, The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music & Romance, page 64

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Questions about flaneuring

What is flaneuring the present participle and gerund of?
Flaneuring is the present participle and gerund of flaneur.

Words near flaneuring in the dictionary

  1. Flandrians
  2. Flanery
  3. Flanerys
  4. flaneur
  5. flaneured
  6. flaneuring
  7. flaneurs
  8. flaneuse
  9. flaneuses
  10. flang
  11. flange

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