caper
verb (used without object)
capering
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present participleof caper.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But as respectful as writer-director Jon Watts is toward creating opportunities for wise-ass capering, the movie is curiously both a labored and lax attempt at restoring that luster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024
There’s a scene in “Don’t Worry Darling” where Harry Styles, playing a character named Jack, is shown onstage at a large raucous gathering, spinning and capering before the crowd in a frenzied solo dance.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
A capering figure silhouette on the door depicted Rich Uncle Pennybags, the Monopoly Man.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
He has described Flavor, with his comic-strip grin and giant clock medallion, as “a visual character with audio bonuses”: the capering hypeman in a band otherwise defined by stony-faced gravitas.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2020
The cornhusking was forgotten, the fun of it, the singing, the capering that had gone on while they husked the corn.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
