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View usage for: (kəvɔːʳt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense cavorts, present participle cavorting, past tense, past participle cavorted1. verbWhen people cavort, they leap about in a noisy and excited way. You can enjoy a quick snack while your children cavort in the sand. [VERB] 2. verbCavort is sometimes used by journalists to suggest that people were behaving in a playfully sexual way. The doctor, 56, cavorted with the models on a jaunt to Trinidad and Tobago. [VERB + with] More Synonyms of cavort cavort in British English (kəˈvɔːt) verb(intransitive) to prance; caper Derived forms cavorter (caˈvorter) noun Word origin C19: perhaps from curvetcavort in American English (kəˈvɔrt) US verb intransitive1. to leap about; prance or caper 2. to romp about happily; frolic Word origin earlier cavaut; prob. < ca-, colloq. intens. prefix (< ? Ger ge-) + vault 2Examples of 'cavort' in a sentencecavort Definition to skip about children cavorting on the sand Additional synonymsDefinition to skip about light-heartedly The children were capering about, shouting and laughing. Synonyms dance, trip, spring, jump, bound, leap, bounce, hop, skip, romp, frolic, cavort, frisk, gambolDefinition to leap, move about, or act in a playful manner creatures that grunted and frisked about Synonyms frolic, play, sport, dance, trip, jump, bounce, hop, skip, romp, caper, prance, cavort, gambol, rollick, curvet Definition to jump about playfully children gambolling in the fields Synonyms frolic, jump, hop, skip, romp, lark, caper, prance, cavort, frisk, curvet, cut a caper - cavil
- cavilling
- cavity
- cavort
- cease
- ceaseless
- cede
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