# wantons

Pronunciation: say "WON-tuhnz" US /ˈwɑntənz/, UK/AUS /ˈwɒntənz/

## Noun

1. Plural of wanton. — plural of wanton
   - Simple: Plural of wanton. Use it when you mean more than one.
   - _The novel's stern narrator dismisses the courtiers as idle wantons._
   - _Puritan pamphlets railed against the gamblers and wantons of the city._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of wanton. — third-person singular simple present indicative of wanton
   - Simple: The form of wanton used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The villain of the story drinks, gambles, and wantons without shame._
   - _In the play, the king wantons with his courtiers while the country starves._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/wantons (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).