cavorted
past simple and past participle ofcavort
cavort
verb[I]
uk/kəˈvɔːt/us/kəˈvɔːrt/tojumpormovearound in aplayfulway, sometimesnoisily, and often in asexualway:
They werespottedcavorting beside theswimmingpool.
Synonyms
disportyourselfold-fashionedorhumorous
frisk
frolic
gambolliterary
romp
sport
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- leg
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
Examplesofcavorted
cavorted
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Dancerscavortedon various platforms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The castcavortedon various ledges and platforms.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She was famous for her python act; in which shecavortedwith a large and sinuous python, coiling it provocatively round her bare body.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The brotherscavortedgaily over land and sea.
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