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kicked up one's heels

phrase , past tense of kick up one's heels

Synonyms and Antonyms of kicked up one's heels

1 to feel or express joy or triumph

She kicked up their heels after receiving her acceptance letter.

Synonyms of kicked up one's heels

crowed, delighted, exuberated, exulted, gloried, joyed, jubilated, kvelled, rejoiced, triumphed

Words Related to kicked up one's heels

gloated, preened, swelled

boasted, bragged

flaunted, paraded, showed off, strutted, swaggered

Near Antonyms of kicked up one's heels

bemoaned, bewailed, grieved, lamented, regretted, wept

2 to play and run about happily

As soon as school let out for summer the kids kicked up their heels.

Synonyms of kicked up one's heels

capered, cavorted, disported, frisked, frolicked, gamboled (or gambolled), larked, rollicked, romped, sported

Words Related to kicked up one's heels

bounded, hopped, leaped (or leapt), loped, skipped, sprang (or sprung), tripped, tumbled

curvetted (or curveted), danced, pranced

caroused, reveled (or revelled), roistered

carried on, fooled around, horsed around

clowned, cut up

joyrode, roughhoused, skylarked

Phrases Synonymous with kicked up one's heels

Near Antonyms of kicked up one's heels

moped, pouted, stewed, sulked

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