cavort

verb

kə-ˈvȯrt How to pronounce cavort (audio)
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as in to dance
to play and run about happily children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring

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Recent Examples of cavort Or just pay close attention to the time-lapse footage of emerging cicadas or the cavorting manatees or the Darwin’s rhea, a South American ostrich that happens to be from one of the few species in the documentary that let males raise their kids. — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025 For a year or two along the way, Dan's wife, Marilyn, wore a cub costume and also cavorted on the sideline. — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024 Thus Andy Dixon paints Day-Glo takes on Rococo romances, with sculptural nudes draped in loose tunics cavorting around pleasure gardens dotted with classical statuary; these same motifs are distilled into dainty arabesques and diaphanous whorls in the abstract canvases of Michaela Yearwood-Dan. — Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024 Directly opposite the Pendry stands the notorious Riot House Bar (now Andaz West Hollywood) where Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones snorted and cavorted in the ’60s and ’70s. — Edmund Vallance, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cavort
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavort
  1. dance
  2. gambol
  3. frolic
  4. hop
  5. romp
  6. leap
  7. skip
  8. rollick
Verb
  • By 60 months, the child does not sing, dance, or act for you.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The goal was the result of a sensational play by Theodore, who collected a puck at the blue line, danced into open ice, froze Gustavsson with a slap shot fake, and fed Dorofeyev for a one-timer into a wide-open net.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Definition of dance
Verb
  • All the dancers make their way inside eventually, with the elderly Bolger doing his best to gambol along with them.
    — Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The new brand’s packaging and visual identity – created by Mexican artist Francisco Herrera and featuring a winged spider monkey — evokes Kahlo’s exotic style, as well as her love of these monkeys, which once gamboled around her garden.
    — Joan Oleck, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of gambol
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  • The tone is well established but nowhere near that of the novel; instead of a gothic, nightmarish parable, Williams and Snook treat it as a frolicking, satirical romp.
    — Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The frolicking penguins that made national headlines?
    — Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of frolic
Verb
  • Another tip is to apply the cleansing oil before hopping into a steamy shower to open up the pores.
    — Rosa Jisoo Pyo, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
  • And when screen time is over, ideally, your little one will hop off the couch inspired to start a creative building project of their own.
    — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of hop
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  • As the camera panned to the right, a golden retriever was spotted sitting against the orange kennel wall alone, looking on as other dogs excitedly romped around.
    — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Good enough to romp it in the Championship, not good enough to make the step up.
    — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of romp
Verb
  • At the same time, respondents’ expectation for inflation a year from now leaped to 6.7%, the highest level since November 1981 and up from 5% in March.
    — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Former minor-league teammate Andy Pages made a leaping grab near the 395-foot mark in center field to rob Busch of a grand slam.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of leap
Verb
  • But there are instances when patients may be able to skip the test or opt for a method that doesn’t expose them to radiation, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or ultrasound.
    — Jamie Ducharme, Health, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Shark is hosting an epic sale with discounts across its most popular models, and these deals up to 51% off are too good to skip.
    — Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
Definition of skip
Verb
  • But reaction to that upset victory — a $63.5 million global haul — has been somewhat muted around Hollywood by the question now hanging over Sinners: is the rollicking genre opus going to make or lose money for its distributor Warner Bros.?
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Local improv group Ugly Baby hosts regular performances at Faraway Theater that are always a rollicking good time.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
Definition of rollick

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