curvetting

variants or curveting
present participle of curvet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for curvetting
Verb
  • Quit dancing around the dialogue as Mercury and Chiron clash.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The clip finds Meg rocking camo pants, tan boots and a wool hat while dancing to the track in the studio.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Plus, the icy pastel hues are reminiscent of ballerinas prancing in The Nutcracker.
    Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Later in the segment, the Las Culturistas host went as far as leaping over the desk so that Dobby could punish himself once again by banging his head against the camera.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The Norwegian striker first looped the ball over the keeper to give City the lead before later leaping highest to power home for his second after Monaco had equalised through a brilliant Jordan Teze finish.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bunny hopping is nothing new for first-person shooters; spamming the jump button to confuse foes is a decades-old tactic.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But there is also a far more practical reason for doing something as crazy as bunny hopping up the Eiffel Tower.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Chip, the 3-year-old miniature dachshund, was filmed bounding toward the open door but immediately reconsidering after inspecting the dreary conditions outside his home in England.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The state has yet to provide any contemporary evidence of doubt that this crosswalk — on the road bounding the southern edge of the Pulse property — was a fitting part of the memorial.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For people who live outside of high-risk flood zones, skipping flood insurance and selecting lower-cost add-ons, like sump pump coverage, is routine.
    Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Another pitfall is skipping aftercare instructions and then blaming biology.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Perry has been loping around the world on this tour for four months.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Her new political thriller depicts a group of US government officials springing into action after a single missile is launched at the US.
    Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
  • One clip shows a man in a dark suit standing on the vessel’s side before springing into the water.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Curvetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curvetting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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