cavorts

verb

present tense third-person singular of cavort
as in dances
to play and run about happily children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavorts
  1. dances
  2. hops
  3. leaps
  4. skips
  5. tumbles
Verb
  • Jennifer Corey dances the Viennese Waltz with student Michael Moore Thursday, March 12, 2015, at the Denver Turnverein in Denver, Colorado.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Dancing Queen dances like no one is watching, however, all eyes are on her.
    — Abigail Dollins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of dances
Verb
  • Once the key ingredient in beer, hops, is used in brewing, the plant’s stems and leaves are left over.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In one particularly zany scene that was teased to the public, Hart (OK, his stuntman) hops on a pink stretch limo zooming around the Brickell area.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of hops
Verb
  • Lexus isn’t a name that leaps to mind when most auto enthusiasts think about performance, but the Japanese luxury marque is responsible for one of the best sports cars of the century.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Floating through her series and leaps with confidence, Rivera closed her competition with a spectacular effort to stay in contention.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaps
Verb
  • Now, one of the most interesting alternatives skips your hands altogether.
    — Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Stuczynski, from New York, says their household skips buying the latest iPhone or a new TV in order to keep their budget manageable.
    — Linley Sanders, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of skips
Verb
  • Front load washers are built with a horizontal drum that tumbles the clothes in each cycle.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Kris tumbles, scrambles up, and, in the movie’s best throwaway, apologizes to the advancing killer.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of tumbles
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