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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
- 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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