cavort
verb (used without object)
to prance or caper about.
cavorted
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past participleof cavort.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof cavort.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
cavortverb (used without object)to prance or caper about.
Example Sentences
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, sentenced last year to 25 years in prison for fraud, cavorted with football great Tom Brady and spoke on stage with former President Bill Clinton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
On “the beach”—an open stretch of snow between the parking lot and the lifts—skiers cavorted over pony kegs and hibachi grills.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2023
It rose next door to what was then the Ambassador Hotel, one of the city’s most exclusive inns where celebrities cavorted at its legendary Cocoanut Grove nightclub.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
These were the playful scenes Wednesday at the Berlin Zoo, where animals feasted on and cavorted with leftover Christmas trees.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2021
The next day at school, I studied Mr. Birkway as he leaped and cavorted about the classroom.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
