disporting

verb

present participle of disport
1
as in amusing
to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied disported themselves with silly games while they waited in the airport

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2
as in playing
to engage in activity for amusement a full-service resort where vacationers may disport at a variety of indoor and outdoor activities

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3
as in dancing
to play and run about happily the puppies disported in the backyard while we ate on the patio

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4
as in displaying
to present so as to invite notice or attention football fans triumphantly disported the sports memorabilia for which they had just paid extravagant prices

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disporting
  1. amusing
  2. playing
  3. dancing
  4. displaying
  5. regaling
  6. frolicking
  7. cavorting
  8. exhibiting
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  • The podcast added its own layer of lighthearted commentary, signaling that even those closest to the Kelce family found the coverage amusing rather than newsworthy.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The podcast, which has become a cultural touchstone in its own right, signaled that even those closest to the Kelce family found the coverage amusing rather than newsworthy.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of amusing
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  • In catching 12 passes for 217 yards and four touchdowns against Illinois Saturday, Smith again looked like the high school star playing against ninth graders on the JV team.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Ukraine eliminated two-time defending champion Italy in the semifinals and was playing its first final.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of playing
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  • But dancers take the stage too because when Cubans play music, there will assuredly be dancing.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, everyone in the main room is dancing under a glistening disco ball to the syncopations of Riva, a three-piece comprised of a psychedelic saxophonist, drummer and keyboardist.
    — Mary Carreon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of dancing
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  • And, like any good party, someone had a notion that the others loved — and so the players trudged back onto the field to have a team photo taken in front of the Crown Vision board still displaying a congratulatory message to the White Sox.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Pay attention to people-search sites displaying your address, age, relatives, phone numbers or email addresses.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of displaying
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  • The two dashing newcomers have since been regaling the Georgia Aquarium’s existing belugas, a quartet of females*, with tales of their peregrinations.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • One morning earlier this week, Thomas Lupo, the president and CEO of the American Wood Column Corporation, was in his office regaling two young entrepreneurs with tales of his 110-year-old family business.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 12 June 2026
Definition of regaling
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  • Brad Conley of Rogers has been sending us photos of bucks with impressive racks frolicking in front of my favorite stand.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Similarly, Diana loved bringing her boys to the beach and frolicking in the ocean.
    — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of frolicking
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  • Euphoric players cavorting in disbelief, long-suffering fans crumpling to their knees in tears, commentators’ voices cracking at the drama of it all.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • McGinley photographed models cavorting naked (always naked) through sand dunes in the Mojave Desert and pine forests in Vermont, in a frigid ice cave in upstate New York and perched above a rushing waterfall in Tennessee.
    — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Definition of cavorting
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  • Even after the game, Riley apparently wasn’t aware that Stephens was soon on the sideline thereafter shown on NBC’s broadcast, not kneeling respectfully or exhibiting concern, but smiling and dapping up teammates.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • If a scheduling agent suddenly begins querying compensation records, that deserves the same scrutiny as an employee exhibiting the same behavior.
    — Sumit Dhawan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
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“Disporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disporting. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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