Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WAN'TON, v.i.

1. To rove and ramble without restrain; rule or limit; to revel; to play loosely. Nature here / Wanton'd as in her prime. – Milton. Her golden tresses wanton in the wind. – Anon.
2. To ramble in lewdness; to play lasciviously. – Prior.
3. To move briskly and irregularly.