I. ˈjȯnt, -ä-, -ȧ-, chiefly dial -a- or -aa- intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: origin unknown
1. archaic : to trudge or trip tediously about
catch my death with jaunting up and down — Shakespeare
2. : to make a usually short journey (as an excursion) for pleasure
jaunt through orchards and gardens — Newsweek
II. noun
( -s )
1. : a difficult or tiring trip or journey
a very long and troublesome jaunt — George Washington
2. : an excursion undertaken for pleasure
a jaunt to the shore or the hills — F.L.Allen