curvet

Definition of curvetnext

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Verb
  • And the preacher pranced around the stage.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • As a little girl, Alexa Ray Joel would slip into costumes handed over by supermodel mom Christie Brinkley, then prance around performing Disney musicals like Aladdin and The Little Mermaid.
    Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The 14ers banged drums and danced like no one was watching.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
  • At the Morristown Municipal Building in New Jersey, an oversized inflatable frog danced at the head of the crowd.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Much of Andrews’ previous album, 2022’s Loose Future, was mild and loping; on Valentine, her voice reverts to the arresting quality of earlier releases like 2018’s May Your Kindness Remain.
    Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 20 Jan. 2026
  • With the enthusiastic Sun loping into your 9th House of Mental Expansion, curiosity is about to become your best guide.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Merrill made a sensational leaping catch to rob McGonigle of a homer in the second, getting his glove well above the wall just in front of the 396 sign.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • With roughly 15 minutes left in the second half, VCU’s Lazar Djokovic leaped up for a poster dunk but was denied by Ivisic.
    Ryan Brennan March 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The territory is roughly bounded by Interstate 10 on the south and west and Loop 410 to the north and east.
    Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Star has grown by leaps and bounds the past decade and a half.
    Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Okay, so the cow immediately finds its baby, and then there is a BABY COW gamboling in a field.
    Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Know Them By Their Fruits, for example, shows people and animals gamboling among fruit trees, and The Bermuda Triangle of Nacogdoches shows planes crashing into the ocean, in front of a plat of the landlocked town.
    Benjamin Lima Special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The team were meek in defeat, but after a weekend carousing and communing in central London, Newcastle fans arrived at Wembley with a collective hangover.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But that doesn’t add much beyond three crusty Báthory ancestors carousing drunkenly in their coffins.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Curvet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curvet. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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