I. (ˈ)sa|shā also (ˈ)sī|- intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: alteration of chassé (II)
1. : chassé
2.
a. : walk , glide , go
after the work was through and we all sashayed to the chuck wagon — Will James
sashay down to your ship or station library — All Hands
sashays down the center aisle to the stage — John Kobler
sashayed complacently through his duties without any qualms about serious opposition for his job — Time
b. : to strut or move about in an ostentatious or conspicuous manner
putting on a dress that reveals the hidden glories of her shape, and sashaying around like a … model — Wolcott Gibbs
c. : to proceed or move in a diagonal or sideways manner
having to sashay from oasis to oasis along the littered sidewalks — New Yorker
the drive sashays from one side of a mountain to the other — V.H.Lawn
sashay off to the right and come down on him from that angle — R.G.Hubler & J.A.De Chant
II. noun
( -s )
1. : chassé III
2. : trip , excursion , venture
a sashay I took with friends — A.B.Guthrie
scrubbing his own cartridge belt after every sashay in the field — James Jones
permits himself cautious sashays into such subjects as history, education, politics, love — New Yorker