kiting

verb

present participle of kite
as in cavorting

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  1. cavorting
  2. frolicking
  3. romping
  4. dancing
  5. leaping
  6. hopping
  7. sporting
  8. frisking
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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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  • Hinterland Music Festival is headed back to Iowa next summer for another long weekend of middle-American field frolicking.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Princess Anne would present trophies and Zara would compete, as photographers took pictures of Anne’s grandchildren frolicking.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of frolicking
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  • Mark Stone had a goal and two assists, and the Vegas Golden Knights extended their strong start by romping past the slumping Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 on Saturday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Some cases over the last month include a bear that entered an arcade in Fraser Valley, a bear that went romping through an Aspen restaurant, and attacks at a Rio Grande National Forest Park campground and inside a condo in Durango.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of romping
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  • The Rock the Holiday Christmas Parade with new floats and characters will feature elves, chefs, bakers and toy makers singing and dancing to classic Christmas songs during the procession through the park.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026
  • That concern hasn’t gone away now that the Hawaii native is seemingly back to walking and dancing on stage.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of dancing
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  • Jorgenson seems to enjoy leaping from one difficult task to another.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Minoan frescoes and artifacts depict bull-leaping women, the snake goddess (associated with power, fertility, and the cycle of life), and the midwife goddess Eileithyia.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaping
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  • Spends much of its time hopping and scratching on the ground or under bird feeders.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The whole situation devolves from there, with Reed having to shoot Peter to prevent him from strangling her, destroying all of the surveillance tape, and hopping into a getaway car with Zeus and Spitfire after a very cursory search for Vita.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of hopping
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  • After years of sporting a dark, rich brunette color, Hadid dyed her hair a honey blond shade in May of 2025 during the Cannes Film Festival.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Members also enjoy money-saving perks at recreational parks, sporting events, concerts and more.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of sporting
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  • By 2011, the New York City Police Department was stopping and frisking nearly 700,000 people a year, mostly in neighborhoods that were home to poor Black people and Latinos.
    — Elizabeth Glazer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
  • More than a decade ago, a federal court found that the New York City Police Department had been unconstitutionally stopping and frisking Black and Hispanic residents.
    — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 May 2026
Definition of frisking
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“Kiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiting. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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