curvetted

verb

variants or curveted
past tense of curvet
as in danced

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curvetted
  1. danced
  2. pranced
  3. leaped
  4. bounded
  5. hopped
  6. skipped
  7. reveled
  8. sprang
Verb
  • In the aftermath, Kerr danced with the crowd, before former world mile record holders, Britons Cram and Sebastian Coe, and the British contingent of athletes shared words of congratulations.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The effects of this tournament will still be studied and analyzed long after Rodri lifted the trophy and Spain danced on Sunday.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of danced
Verb
  • 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
  • Then Surge zipped through a tunnel and pranced around the ring.
    — Ross Mantle, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Definition of pranced
Verb
  • With those steps taken, Addari leaped forward this past season.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • Mac Allister leapt to head in a corner kick from Lionel Messi in the ninth minute to give reigning champion an early 1-0 lead over Switzerland.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
Definition of leaped
Verb
  • The pilot started in a smaller downtown area the following year before it was expanded it earlier this year to span an area bounded by Irving Park Road to the north, 26th Street to the south and Ashland Avenue to the west.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Down 2-0 entering the ninth inning against the New York Mets, the Red Sox bounded back to tie the score and win 3-2 in extra innings, their impressive midseason run stretching their current win streak to nine games to close out the first half.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of bounded
Verb
  • Charlie and Dolly hopped on board as their dad paddled them along this gorgeous surf.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • During his stint at State College of Florida, a stray grounder hopped up and hit him in the face, breaking his jaw.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of hopped
Verb
  • Roberts indicated that’s playing into the team’s approach with Ohtani, who skipped the All-Star Game last Tuesday in Philadelphia to treat and rest his balky knee.
    — Mike Fitzpatrick, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • The Brewers skipped his final start of the first half to give him extra rest for the second half.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of skipped
Verb
  • Walker wore his Cardinals hat backward, chewed a big wad of bubble gum and reveled afterward in flashing his imitation Liberty Bell bling, the champions chain presented by Ryan Howard.
    — Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • While hundreds reveled at Thursday night’s all-out bash for The Pierre hotel’s 95th anniversary, some of the building’s tenants in the floors above haven’t been feeling quite as celebratory.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
Definition of reveled
Verb
  • With every World Cup, the possibility that a genuine surprise will be sprung, either at the collective or the individual level, is shrinking.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • Ricketts sprung second-half sub Omar Yehya to the end line, and Yehya rewarded Moshobane for all his work by finding him in the box.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
Definition of sprang
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