cavort
verb (used without object)
to prance or caper about.
had cavorted
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past perfectof cavort.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He was born in Saint Denis, in the shadow of the national stadium, four months after another France team had cavorted around the pitch, soaking up the champagne and adulation.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2022
Ayenata Alexeywa, a Russian ballet dancer, who a few moments before had cavorted with more feeling than finesse.
From Time Magazine Archive
Christabel, her husband charged, had cavorted across the Continent, writing home about "slim, silky Argentines" and "marcel-waved" Italians who courted, wined and dined her.
From Time Magazine Archive
