capering
- present participle of caper.
Example Sentences
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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
This ensemble piece, a communal chorus of witnessing, had a capering quality in the theater as it summoned Till back to life.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2020
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
She thought of her weary capering legs and how nice it would be to rest them.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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