capriole
noun
cap·ri·ole ˈka-prē-ˌōl 
1
: a playful leap : caper
2
: a vertical leap by a trained horse that is made with a backward kick of the hind legs at the height of the leap
capriole intransitive verb
Word History
Etymology
Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French capriole, from Old Italian capriola, from capriolo roebuck, from Latin capreolus goat, roebuck, from capr-, caper he-goat; akin to Old English hæfer goat, Greek kapros wild boar
First Known Use
1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1
caprioling
verb
as in gamboling
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- gamboling
- capering
- cavorting
- gambolling
- romping
- attacking
- frolicking
- skipping
- bouncing
- skyrocketing
- pouncing
- bucking
- leapfrogging
- hopping
- jumping
- springing
- leaping
- shooting
- vaulting
- bounding
- loping
- hurdling