cavorting 1 of 2

present participle of cavort

cavorting

2 of 2

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavorting
Verb
  • Because of their tiny size, these monkeys are incredible jumpers, capable of leaping up to 16 feet.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The latter was dismissed by another leaping salmon catch by Glenn Phillips.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Their everlasting merrymaking might seem warm and fuzzy at first glance, but in truth, there is a gloomy undercurrent to their existence, hiding just beneath the surface.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 May 2025
  • Alternatively, the Perry Lane Hotel, as well as the brand-new, Ann Savannah, will put you in the heart of the merrymaking.
    Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Courage is good, but so is sensitivity; seriousness is good, but so is frivolity; rationality is good, but so is imagination.
    Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2025
  • Renoir’s film dramatized the end of an era (of high-society frivolities, as war loomed), and so does Anderson’s; namely, the end of the age of buccaneer industrialism.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • One issue that is rarely mentioned involves the potential harsh blowback that heavy drinkers might experience when suddenly skipping alcohol for a full month.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The crawl from one to the other matters as much as the enlightenment itself—skipping the charnel grounds isn’t an option.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • By the end of Episode 5, Chloe, Chelsea, and the Ratliff brothers dive headfirst into the revelry—setting the stage for one of the season’s most unexpected and cringeworthy turns.
    Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Then the dream warped into a nightmare, as some wretched souls began to freeze mid-step or drown in slush, while manic revelries raged all around them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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“Cavorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavorting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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