cavort

verb

kə-ˈvȯrt How to pronounce cavort (audio)
Definition of cavortnext
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 Sea-facing rooms have views of passing ships, cavorting dolphins and the magnificent sunsets. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026 Formal dining rooms began disappearing from American homes in the last century, replaced by open kitchens, through which all members of the family can cavort freely, like a splash pad; contemporary Americans apparently have little use for the plate. — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 Tiny hangers-on are tucked into pockets and cavort in crevices. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026 From Babygirl to Vladimir to Bridget Jones 4, women cavorting with much younger men are all over our screens. — Meg Walters, Glamour, 12 Mar. 2026 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
  • There was dancing, drinks and dazzling artifacts at the de Young Museum Thursday night.
    — Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In January 2023, Becky says Haleigh hurt her neck and back in a car accident and had to stop dancing.
    — Dateline NBC, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of dance
Verb
  • Humanoids marched, backflipped, and twirled nunchucks; robotic pandas gambolled.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The foundation's dogs typically eat about 10 metric tons (22,046 pounds) of dry food each year and spend their summers gamboling in the remnants of snow in the mountains before heading 40 kilometers (25 miles) down winding roads back to the kennel in Barryland.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
Definition of gambol
Verb
  • Kids frolicked in the new Nikki Spoelstra Play Forest, one of the segment’s highlights, while a band played and vendors hawked food by South Miami City Hall as advocates and officials spoke at the dedication.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The linocut print depicts women and children frolicking together by the shoreline.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of frolic
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  • Bavik keeps things classic, brewing with 100% malt and aroma hops, then letting the beer chill out for an extended cold maturation.
    — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • To descend to the pitch-black floor of a crater, Chang’e-7 will deploy a novel hopping probe.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of hop
Verb
  • Her father drank apple juice, romped in the garden, and remembers his time in Madras fondly.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That said, to ensure your pooch gets to romp around in the summer sun, too, add the Town of Falmouth Dog Park to your list for off-leash fun, and The Knob for leashed, shoreline strolls.
    — Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of romp
Verb
  • On the play Dart returned, the QB escaped the pocket before finding Fields in the end zone for a leaping touchdown grab.
    — Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • His first drive was highlighted by Garrett Wilson making a leaping 21-yard catch over the middle in traffic.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of leap
Verb
  • When money is tight, Sreynich skips a day or two of school to work alongside her parents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • With a 26-inch inseam option, petites can finally skip the tailor and spend that extra cash on a round of gelato instead.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of skip
Verb
  • The rollicking collaboration serves as the official lead single for Shatta’s forthcoming studio album, currently slated for a fall release.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The canniest fictional dissection of femininity and the panopticon of social media arrives this spring in Yesteryear (Knopf), a rollicking satirical debut from Caro Claire Burke.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
Definition of rollick

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