cavorted

verb

past tense of cavort
as in danced
to play and run about happily children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring

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Recent Examples of cavorted The sight of Howe leading his players around the ground as Sunderland cavorted in front of their supporters, high in level seven, was excruciating. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026 Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026 Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there. — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavorted
  1. danced
  2. hopped
  3. leaped
  4. frolicked
  5. capered
  6. romped
  7. gamboled
  8. skipped
Verb
  • The packed crowd danced in unison with the song’s signature moves.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Gaultier and Valentino passed through town, while Grace Jones danced at Remezzo.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of danced
Verb
  • On May 8, Michael Mott, 41, hopped a perimeter fence and entered an active runway at Denver International Airport.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Langley hopped on Instagram on Monday to share photos of her stops in Green Bay, Springfield and Little Rock.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of hopped
Verb
  • Led by Jean-Philippe Mateta, almost the entire Crystal Palace team leapt into the air, extended one leg and mimicked their team-mate performing his traditional corner-flag kick.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Franks reached the goal line, leapt in the air, trapped the pass to his chest and got pummeled by the Jaguars linebacker in coverage — he was crushed to the point his helmet flew off in the melee.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaped
Verb
  • Kids frolicked in the new Nikki Spoelstra Play Forest, one of the segment’s highlights, while a band played and vendors hawked food by South Miami City Hall as advocates and officials spoke at the dedication.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Kaia Gerber and Hailey Bieber have frolicked NYC’s streets in Repetto’s slim ballet flats and pumps.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 17 July 2026
Definition of frolicked
Verb
  • Tiny Guna capered about barefoot, hopping on the balls of his feet.
    — Guy Trebay, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2016
Definition of capered
Verb
  • This time the Eagles romped to a 40–22 win in Super Bowl LIX.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Tuesday’s elections for the Florida Legislature saw a progressive from Kissimmee win a seat in the state House while incumbents romped in party primaries across Central Florida.
    — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of romped
Verb
  • Humanoids marched, backflipped, and twirled nunchucks; robotic pandas gambolled.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of gamboled
Verb
  • That more aggressive timeline, combined with a town council that had skipped increases to water rates in the past, meant Gilbert needed to raise money for its new projects quickly.
    — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Acosta, who subbed on in the 87th minute for Eddi Tagseth, skipped a first-touch shot, off a free kick played by Mukhtar, inside the left post in the 90th and Qasem capped the scoring in the sixth minute of stoppage time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of skipped

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“Cavorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavorted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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