cavort

verb

kə-ˈvȯrt How to pronounce cavort (audio)
Definition of cavortnext
as in to dance
to play and run about happily children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring

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Recent Examples of cavort While memi may sound cute as a faux-sector name, the memory chip companies are having a real impact across the public equities market, linking parts of the market that don’t typically cavort together. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 22 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 Sea-facing rooms have views of passing ships, cavorting dolphins and the magnificent sunsets. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026 Formal dining rooms began disappearing from American homes in the last century, replaced by open kitchens, through which all members of the family can cavort freely, like a splash pad; contemporary Americans apparently have little use for the plate. — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cavort
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavort
  1. dance
  2. gambol
  3. frolic
  4. hop
  5. romp
  6. leap
  7. skip
  8. rollick
Verb
  • But the gamble paid off, and I was treated to a spellbinding display of auroras dancing across the Arctic sky.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The film features drunken sing-alongs and dancing with abandon in the family kitchen.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of dance
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  • Humanoids marched, backflipped, and twirled nunchucks; robotic pandas gambolled.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The foundation's dogs typically eat about 10 metric tons (22,046 pounds) of dry food each year and spend their summers gamboling in the remnants of snow in the mountains before heading 40 kilometers (25 miles) down winding roads back to the kennel in Barryland.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
Definition of gambol
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  • For Wolf, frolicking in mud is both literal and metaphorical.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Brad Conley of Rogers has been sending us photos of bucks with impressive racks frolicking in front of my favorite stand.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of frolic
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  • Former Georgia Bulldogs superstar and NFL All-Pro running back Todd Gurley hopped aboard Air Force One with Trump on Friday as the president headed to Dalton for a campaign rally ahead of November's midterm elections.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • For starters, small robots that can hop over debris and paddle through water using the same limbs are useful in inspections and search-and-rescue operations in debris-heavy sites.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of hop
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  • His panel of French critics, restaurateurs, and vintners expected the home team would romp to a win.
    — Robb Report, 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
Definition of romp
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  • Florida State wide receiver Duce Robinson, listed at 6-6, and Miami safety Bryce Fitzgerald, listed at 6-1, leaped for the ball.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike when Florida leaped all the way to September, this version of the Gators might be a touch more sustainable, the product of that defensive jump.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of leap
Verb
  • Yet when the conversation turns to race, many people skip that step entirely.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Littley and Pittman both suggest skipping the rinse for risotto, noting that the starch helps make the dish creamy.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of skip
Verb
  • The rollicking collaboration serves as the official lead single for Shatta’s forthcoming studio album, currently slated for a fall release.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The canniest fictional dissection of femininity and the panopticon of social media arrives this spring in Yesteryear (Knopf), a rollicking satirical debut from Caro Claire Burke.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
Definition of rollick

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“Cavort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavort. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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