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capering

  • present participle of caper.

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Capering about under the inverted tumbler, like a four-legged bug—and not a very large bug, either—was an incredible thing.

From The Raid on the Termites by Ernst, Paul

Capering creatures, who behaved witlessly, yet were far from witless.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 by Bates, Harry

Capering lightly to and fro, Ever frolicking and funning— “Crack!” the mimic pistols go!

From Three Sunsets and Other Poems by Carroll, Lewis

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