caprioling

present participle of capriole

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caprioling
Verb
  • Contreras tagged Randy Rodriguez’s hanging slider in the bottom of the ninth, cavorting around the bases while his teammates spilled out of the home dugout.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
  • As a member of the gentry, Thomas is crossing class lines by cavorting with the fishermen who work for his father-in-law.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Verb
  • With a more complete team, the Ravens looked much more like their usual selves, romping to a 30-16 victory in which every facet of the team shone.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Like a romping rhino, the Supersports skirted the limits of decent behavior with an urge to charge every now and again.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Because of the tides, you’re forced to slow down and savor the waterfalls pouring into the ocean, cliffside beaches, forests, fog, sea lions, elephant seals, and otters frolicking not far off your path.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The trio lets their imaginations drift, stretching out ideas of structure and frolicking with unexpected arrangements, often midsong.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His nephew said that, for decades, his grandparents had kept alive a faint hope that maybe their hero son had just been captured and would one day come gamboling through the front door to the family’s Brookside home.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In addition, nine other suspects were arrested for allegedly attacking law enforcement officers over the summer during immigration enforcement operations in and around Los Angeles.
    Louis Casiano , Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In June 2023, Smith was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, a potentially rare and life-threatening bone infection that was attacking her lower vertebrae.
    Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In an interview with People around the time the book came out, Knowles emphasized the importance of never skipping mammogram appointments.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
  • At the time of his arrest, Scott had an open warrant for skipping court in a 2022 burglary case, in which he was accused of breaking into his mother’s apartment building with two other men and stealing items including a ladder.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At the same time, private label brands are losing market share, bucking previous shopping trends during economic downturns, executives said on the company’s conference call.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Tarang Amin, chairman and CEO of Elf Beauty, is bucking the tide.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Caprioling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caprioling. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.

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