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cavort

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verbfrolic, prance

Word Origin & History

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.

Example Sentences for cavort

Without "cavort" or a "list to port," is as hard—as song to a Neddy!

At that moment the animal began to cavort, and backed into a flower-bed.

In the saddle they kin ride, and cavort around hours an hours.

They are in both male and female attire, and dance and cavort to the delight of the guests.

I've always yearned to go back and cavort over the campus in the fall when college ...

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Synonyms for cavort

verb frolic, prance

fool around
gambol
romp
caper
caracole
dance
frisk
play
revel
rollick
roughhouse
sport
carry on
cut loose
cut up
go places and do things
horse around
horseplay
monkey around

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cut up

verb. be rowdy

act up
caper
carry on
cavort
clown
fool around
joke
misbehave
play
play jokes
romp
roughhouse
show off
whoop it up

dance

noun. moving feet and body to music

Charleston
bob
boogie
boogie down
bunny hop
caper
careen
cavort
conga
cut a rug
disco
flit
foot it
foxtrot
frolic
gambol
get down
hoof it
hop
hustle
jig
jitter
jitterbug
jive
jump
leap
one-step
prance
promenade
rhumba
rock
rock n' roll
samba
shimmy
skip
spin
step
strut
sway
swing
tango
tap
tread
trip
trip the light fantastic
twist
two-step
waltz
whirl

dances

noun. moving feet and body to music

Charleston
bob
boogie
boogie down
bunny hop
caper
careen
cavort
conga
cut a rug
disco
flit
foot it
foxtrot
frolic
gambol
get down
hoof it
hop
hustle
jig
jitter
jitterbug
jive
jump
leap
one-step
prance
promenade
rhumba
rock
rock n' roll
samba
shimmy
skip
spin
step
strut
sway
swing
tango
tap
tread
trip
trip the light fantastic
twist
two-step
waltz
whirl

frolic

verb. have fun, make merry

caper
carouse
cavort
cut capers
cut loose
fool around
frisk
gambol
go on a tear
kick up one's heels
lark
let go
let loose
play
prance
raise hell
revel
riot
rollick
romp
sport
spree
whoop it up

frolicked

verb. have fun, make merry

caper
carouse
cavort
cut capers
cut loose
fool around
frisk
gambol
go on a tear
kick up one's heels
lark
let go
let loose
play
prance
raise hell
revel
riot
rollick
romp
sport
spree
whoop it up

frolicking

verb. have fun, make merry

caper
carouse
cavort
cut capers
cut loose
fool around
frisk
gambol
go on a tear
kick up one's heels
lark
let go
let loose
play
prance
raise hell
revel
riot
rollick
romp
sport
spree
whoop it up

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