gad
verb (used without object)
to move restlessly or aimlessly from one place to another.
gads
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present tense formof gad (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The Americas with Simon Reeve is an amiable travelogue in which a dishy documentarian gads about the US.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 27, 2019
When the Senate is not sitting, he gads about the country publicizing golf tournaments on public links.
From Time Magazine Archive
She got disgusted and said, Ye gads, like ABC gum, already been chewed.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Instead of sticking to his job, he gads about on the Prospect and plays cards.
From The Inspector-General by Thomas Seltzer
Cedar shovels, mauls, copper gads or wedges, charcoal, and ashes were discovered, over which “primeval” forest trees had grown to full size.
From Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology by John D. (John Denison) Baldwin
