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Synonyms for cavorting

Grammar : Verb
Spell : kuh-vawrt
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈvɔrt

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Définition of cavorting

Origin :
  • 1793, cauvaut, American English, of uncertain origin, sometimes said to be an alteration of curvet "a leap by a horse," from French and related to curve (v.). Or perhaps from ca- colloquial intensive prefix + vault "to jump, leap." Modern form attested by 1829. Related: Cavorted; cavorting.
  • verb frolic, prance
Example sentences :
  • I knew him at once among the cavorting throng of challenging devils.
  • Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various
  • Mnchen with dignity thrown to the winds and cavorting in the dress of a clown!
  • Extract from : « An American Girl in Munich » by Mabel W. Daniels
  • There were dozens of them, frisking and cavorting in the air.
  • Extract from : « The Piebald Hippogriff » by Karen Anderson
  • The women join the dance, cavorting about unclothed, just as the men do.
  • Extract from : « The Land of Tomorrow » by William B Stephenson, Jr.
  • Well, what idea do you suppose has been cavorting through my brain all night?
  • Extract from : « The Companions of Jehu » by Alexandre Dumas, pre
  • Have your picnic, Mr. Gwynne said, but dont expect us to do any cavorting around over it.
  • Extract from : « Betty Lee, Senior » by Harriet Pyne Grove
  • Huntington, the sedate Huntington, was cavorting like a two-year-old, yet Hamlen saw nothing incongruous in his conduct.
  • Extract from : « The Bachelors » by William Dana Orcutt
  • From this comes the Americanism cavorting, running or riding round in a heedless or purposeless manner.
  • Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten
  • Wallowing on the daisy-powdered turf, Clutching at the sunlight, Cavorting in the shadow.
  • Extract from : « Goblins and Pagodas » by John Gould Fletcher
  • Frequently the crowd of onlookers were charged by these cavorting and prancing steeds.
  • Extract from : « The Beaver, Volume 1, No. 10, July, 1921. » by Hudson's Bay Company
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