cavorted

verb

past tense of cavort
as in danced
to play and run about happily children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring

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Recent Examples of cavorted The sight of Howe leading his players around the ground as Sunderland cavorted in front of their supporters, high in level seven, was excruciating. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026 Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026 Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there. — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavorted
  1. danced
  2. hopped
  3. leaped
  4. frolicked
  5. capered
  6. romped
  7. gamboled
  8. skipped
Verb
  • The clear frontrunner was Chris Brown, a 16-year-old multi-threat from Virginia who sang, rapped, and danced like his limbs were made of gas-station inflatables.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
  • But in this one, Mayfield mainly just handed off and occasionally danced after teammates produced big runs.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of danced
Verb
  • Morant, lost in his first Dame Time experience, hopped around the court tapping his wrist feverishly.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • As much as the crowd hopped to his demands to make noise, Brooks was steadfast in offering his appreciation.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of hopped
Verb
  • Pentair — Shares of the water treatment company leapt 13% after Pentair lifted full-year revenue guidance.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But that was the– Somewhere a Google PR person just leapt out of a bush to hand you a check.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaped
Verb
  • Fast-food staples like McDonald’s became a low-cost refuge where seniors lingered over morning coffee, students gathered after school and young kids frolicked in play areas.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of frolicked
Verb
  • Tiny Guna capered about barefoot, hopping on the balls of his feet.
    — Guy Trebay, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2016
Definition of capered
Verb
  • The Knights won last year’s game 60-29 and romped in similar fashion in 2024 (68-49), 2023 (56-28) and 2022 (55-14).
    — Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This time the Eagles romped to a 40–22 win in Super Bowl LIX.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of romped
Verb
  • Humanoids marched, backflipped, and twirled nunchucks; robotic pandas gambolled.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Artisans invited us into their workrooms, where the creatures gamboled on tables and spilled out across every surface, awaiting coats of paint.
    — Te-Ping Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2021
Definition of gamboled
Verb
  • That feud went public during Jordan's 2016 stint on The Bachelorette, kicking off years of familial cold-shouldering and skipped family weddings.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Bakkila skipped the brand’s optional white glove delivery, and her king-size mattress arrived in two heavy boxes with the latex layers packaged separately inside a zippered cover for assembly at home.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of skipped

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