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noun

ˈrämp How to pronounce romp (audio)
Definition of rompnext
as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun one last romp before starting their new life as parents

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romp

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verb

as in to dance
to play and run about happily the kids romped on the lawn until dinner was ready

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Recent Examples of romp
Noun
The senior safety had a 65-yard pick-6 in the previous home game — a 61-7 romp over UTEP. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Selman has been able to add a layer of camp on top that gives its boudoir romp ethos a layer of knowingness. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
His panel of French critics, restaurateurs, and vintners expected the home team would romp to a win. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 The Knights won last year’s game 60-29 and romped in similar fashion in 2024 (68-49), 2023 (56-28) and 2022 (55-14). — Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for romp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for romp
  1. spree
  2. dance
  3. gambol
  4. frolic
  5. cavort
  6. hop
  7. leap
  8. caper
Noun
  • European private equity firms are also on a marina buying spree to fill the shortage in the Mediterranean.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • From a writer’s perspective, one knock-on effect of the Substack boom has been the rising cachet around writing itself, despite the spree of recent news stories declaring the end of reading.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of spree
Verb
  • Before dinner is served, a masked man approaches people in the crowd — half in costumes, half in formalwear — in Clifton’s second-story ballroom, once a swing dancing haven.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • This video is a great option for kids who like to dance and sing along to classic kids’ songs.
    — Parents, Parents, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of dance
Noun
  • His shakshuka takes the tomato-and-pepper mold and spins it into a gambol through fields of celery and coriander seeds, ground chipotles and sweet paprika.
    — Scott Hocker, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
  • In my backyard, rabbits gambol, squirrels leap and the birds sing with a new exuberance now that there’s no traffic noise from the nearby highway.
    — Claire Messud, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2020
Definition of gambol
Verb
  • Five, maybe six, live roaches frolicked in a cabinet under a handwash sink.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 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 frolic
Verb
  • When Oscar halfheartedly tries to throw a ball into one of the set’s prop cubes and improbably makes the shot, the whole set goes joyously nuts, with the performers leaping up to embrace him and cavort around him.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • There’s also less of the eccentric charm that’s to be found in Wenders’ other docs, like the bits in Pina where the dancers cavort around in scruffy parts of Wuppertal where their home Dance Theater is based.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of cavort
Verb
  • Material defects caused the circuit’s resonant frequency to hop back and forth between two distinct states.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 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 hop
Verb
  • Major figures such as Edie Falco, Kent Jones, and Isabella Rossellini leapt to his support, while donations to the CAC dried up, and box office receipts cratered, IndieWire reported last month.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 8 Nov. 2026
  • After of a week that saw MAGA’s political fangs knocked out by a big blue sock to jaw in the midterms, Saturday Night Live tonight leaped into the ring and started swinging from the cold open get-go.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of leap
Verb
  • While capering around with her boss, Matty keeps looking for a private moment alone with Olympia’s luggage.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Tiny Guna capered about barefoot, hopping on the balls of his feet.
    — Guy Trebay, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2016
Definition of caper

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“Romp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romp. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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