Synonyms for capered

Grammar : Verb

Spell : key-per

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkeɪ pər

Top 10 synonyms for capered

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Définition of capered

Origin : by 1590s, "playful leap or jump," from caper (v.); meaning "prank" is from 1840; that of "crime" is from 1926. To cut capers "dance in a frolicsome way" is from c.1600.

verb frolic, cavort

Example sentences :

Instead he yelped again and capered with the grace of a cow.
Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln

He danced and capered about like one gone mad until the fire had gone out.
Extract from : « An American Robinson Crusoe » by Samuel. B. Allison

We danced, we capered, at the risk of our necks, among the slippery kayaks.
Extract from : « Left on Labrador » by Charles Asbury Stephens

And thus they capered about in the scenic room, making a chaos of it.
Extract from : « The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound » by Laura Lee Hope

They capered round him, and he threw straw and leaves at them.
Extract from : « Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 446 » by Various

They curvetted and capered about just as ponies do sometimes.
Extract from : « The Bush Boys » by Captain Mayne Reid

Its flanks were rounded with fat, and it capered as it galloped along.
Extract from : « The White Chief » by Mayne Reid

She capered about on the top of the hill with wild eyes like an excited child.
Extract from : « A Desert Drama » by A. Conan Doyle

But he capered about and danced for glee And laughed and joked at their misery.
Extract from : « Cowboy Songs » by Various

They capered about, oof-oofing, and enjoyed their trough and contents.
Extract from : « Dwellers in Arcady » by Albert Bigelow Paine

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