CURVETTING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

curvetting

verb

variants or curveting

present participle of curvet

as in dancing

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Bardwell went viral during the World Cup for dancing with Algeria fans.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
The Jamaican musical style grew from an encounter between African and European traditions, and its banjos, guitars, hand percussion, and rumba boxes accompanied dancing, drinking, storytelling, and songs about life’s daily irritations.

— Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of dancing

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The steady hum of activity hits a particularly resonant pitch on the Second Sunday of each month when the street closes to vehicular traffic and becomes a European-style pedestrian mall with outdoor eateries and prancing pets on leash.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Iggy Pop, still prancing, howling and whooping with his chest exposed and jeans sliding down his waist, claims the title of the festival’s leading elder statesman.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of prancing

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Jorgenson seems to enjoy leaping from one difficult task to another.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Minoan frescoes and artifacts depict bull-leaping women, the snake goddess (associated with power, fertility, and the cycle of life), and the midwife goddess Eileithyia.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of leaping

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Spends much of its time hopping and scratching on the ground or under bird feeders.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Nov. 2026
The whole situation devolves from there, with Reed having to shoot Peter to prevent him from strangling her, destroying all of the surveillance tape, and hopping into a getaway car with Zeus and Spitfire after a very cursory search for Vita.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of hopping

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My ears strained for the telltale sound of a deer bounding away through the darkness.

— Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Clear blue skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus, where a cool breeze is wafting by and the official mascots are bounding about the grounds in search of critters.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of bounding

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Just this week, some Massachusetts senators voted in an informal session to advance a bill that would put a stop to springing forward and falling back.

— Amanda Callahan, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
The job that so many had described as the best of their lives was, by 2022, springing leaks—in the arena, in the locker room, and in the stables.

— Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of springing

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