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variants also galavanting

gallivanting

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verb

variants also galavanting
present participle of gallivant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gallivanting
Verb
Meet Cash, an energetic dog with a deep love of toys and gallivanting around in water, his profile says. Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025 Returning principal cast Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt were all spot gallivanting around famed city haunts, including the Met, which transformed its exterior to host a Gala-esque fete appearing in the sequel. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallivanting
Adjective
  • On the Kazakh steppe, centuries of nomadic tradition shaped a culture rooted in hospitality and community.
    Nina Subkhanberdina, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • My Life on the Road and wanted to ask about her experience growing up with a nomadic family that rarely put her in in-person school.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Fall is in full swing, and that means now is the time to seek out autumnal experiences like leaf peeping and pumpkin patch wandering.
    Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Embrace that cozy energy by visiting a pumpkin patch, sipping cider, wearing sweaters or wandering through a charming small town to channel your inner Gilmore.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.
    Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What on Earth was Gabriel rambling on about before, anyway?
    Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Roger Naylor shares 10 favorite Arizona destinations from his 50 years of rambling here.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The art news website ArtNet even pointed out that the scene in season 3 of White Lotus in which Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Woods are floating dead in the water appears to invoke the Millais painting.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Republicans are floating ways to put income caps on the subsidies or limit the number of people who are eligible to receive them.
    Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Observing this phenomenon could provide insight into the many alien worlds roaming freely through space.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Johnson County officials are turning to Fort Worth for help in capturing a pack of dogs roaming neighborhoods in Godley and threatening children’s safety.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Gallivanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallivanting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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