wantoneth
wantoneth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wanton.
Meaning of wanton
Verb
wanton (third-person singular simple present wantons, present participle wantoning, simple past and past participle wantoned)
- To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
- […] We will fetch thee straight / Adonis painted by a running brook, / And Cytherea all in sedges hid, / Which seem to move and wanton with her breath / Even as the waving sedges play wi’ th’ wind.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
- The young man wantoned away his inheritance.
- Synonyms:
- lavish, splash out, splurge, throw away
- To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.
- Be loving and courteous to your fellow Servants, not gigling or idling out your time, or wantoning in the society of men […]1677, Hannah Woolley, The Compleat Servant-Maid, London: T. Passinger, page 62
Origin of wantoneth
wanton + -eth
Questions about wantoneth
- What is wantoneth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Wantoneth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wanton.
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