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Word: Wanton
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English wantowen ‘rebellious, lacking discipline’, from wan- ‘badly’ + Old English togen ‘trained’ (related to team and tow)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈwɒnt(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
play; frolic
Short Definition:play
Examples:- they sat gazing at the white-flecked pure blue sea and the various gulls that wantoned in the wake
- the sea breeze wantoned among the quivering leaves of the chestnut tree
Definition:
behave in a sexually unrestrained way
Short Definition:behave in sexually unrestrained way
Examples:- women who have wantoned with suitors
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