CURVET Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

curvet

verb

Definition of curvet

as in to prance

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His Nieuport 17 aircraft bore a black prancing horse, said to be a tribute to the Piemonte Reale Cavalleria Regiment, the Italian army cavalry unit in which Baracca served before becoming an aviator.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
As Darrell Royal, the old football coach at Texas once said … one of his players pranced into the end zone and started beating on his own chest.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026

Definition of prance

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Part of the project staying personal meant that de Araújo wanted Claire to dance, as the character was based on her own mother who was a dancer.

— Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
Willis grew up as a dancer, excelling in ballet, contemporary, jazz and hip-hop, and dancing competitively at a private studio and throughout high school.

— Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

Definition of dance

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Gradually, though, dubby hand percussion rises up from the deep, and soon a truculent, alien-sounding riff and loping dancehall cadence spin the compass point back toward Batu’s Bristol.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
Got a perfect match from Chris Richards, the Afro-rocking defender with the long, loping strides, who was 83 for 83 on his passes.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026

Definition of lope

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Trafford has to react to the movement of the ball, leap up to his left and claw it away from behind him.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The second was an extended look at a chase scene where one character played by must leap from his horse into the police car — all while being chased down the highway by one of the fanged creatures.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of leap

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The private sector’s growing role in security functions can deliver real value when properly bounded.

— David Niccolini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
In simple terms, the company is developing something that receives a photon and then uses an optical switch to direct it into a path bounded by highly reflective mirrors.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

Definition of bound

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The foundation's dogs typically eat about 10 metric tons (22,046 pounds) of dry food each year and spend their summers gamboling in the remnants of snow in the mountains before heading 40 kilometers (25 miles) down winding roads back to the kennel in Barryland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
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

Definition of gambol

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Three sitting rooms are complemented by a further three members’ social spaces for carousing in, concealed behind a subtle screen (here, DJs including Goldierocks make appearances, and mobile snaps are banned; staff politely place a sticker over mobile camera lenses).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
Bethany takes the explosive event as a sign to reunite with her old girlfriend Nel (Lena Góra), and carouse across lofts, clubs, and back alleys, leaving her erstwhile partner stranded.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2026

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