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
  • Plenty of series have managed to make frivolity feel meaningful, or at least fun.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
  • Even so, it’s been surprising to see just how eagerly the internet has taken up one unknown executive’s infidelity as entertainment, perhaps because of the story’s welcome frivolity relative to the hyper-partisan politics and wartime violence happening elsewhere in our timelines.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 23 July 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
  • Not wrong for much of the last three decades — but Saturday night’s gig, and all the joyous revelry surrounding it, showed why the Live ’25 Tour has been payoff enough for none of them to look back in anger at any of it.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Join in the revelry of Tōhoku’s celebrated summer festivals, most of which take place in late July or early August.
    Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Cavorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavorting. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.

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