Thesaurus results for GALLIVANT

gallivant

verb

ˈga-lə-ˌvant

variants also galavant

Definition of gallivant next

as in to wander

to move about from place to place aimlessly gallivanted about the country before returning to school in the fall

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Recent Examples on the Web Tonight, the gang is gallivanting off the yacht, the charter season’s first opportunity for extracurricular activity. —

Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2024 Book 2: The Viscount Who Loved Me Anthony Bridgerton is ready to get married after gallivanting around London. —

Kari Sonde, TIME, 21 May 2024 Scott, at his most creepy and conniving, plays Tom Ripley, a low-rent con artist in New York in the 1960s who gets the opportunity of a lifetime when a rich shipping magnate employs him to convince the man's wayward heir to come home and stop gallivanting across Italy. —

Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024 With Harland gallivanting about in period clothes, the latter was particularly difficult. —

K.j. Yossman, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gallivant

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