Synonyms of kicks up one's heels

kicks up one's heels

phrase

present tense third-person singular of kick up one's heels

1

as in delights

to feel or express joy or triumph

She kicked up their heels after receiving her acceptance letter.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delights
• joys
• triumphs
• kvells
• glories
• jubilates
• brags
• exults
• crows
• rejoices
• exuberates
• gloats
• boasts
• swells
• flaunts
• shows off
• struts
• parades
• preens
• swaggers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regrets
• grieves
• laments
• weeps
• bewails
• bemoans

2

as in dances

to play and run about happily

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dances
• hops
• leaps
• cuts capers
• skips
• capers
• larks
• sports
• gambols
• cavorts
• tumbles
• romps
• frisks
• frolics
• revels
• rollicks
• bounds
• springs
• cuts up
• disports
• trips
• horses around
• lopes
• carouses
• prances
• roisters
• curvets
• carries on
• fools around
• kites
• clowns
• roughhouses
• skylarks
• joyrides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stews
• sulks
• pouts
• mopes