gallivant
verb (used without object)
to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
is gallivanting
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present progressiveof gallivant (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The orchestra is gallivanting around the country, quarreling with itself and everybody else, and driving poor Gardner to the insane asylum.
From Brewster's Millions by George Barr McCutcheon
As for Mr. Burke, he is gallivanting at Brighton, and, of course, one could not depend upon him, anyhow!
From Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune by Mrs. Oliver Onions
I dare say he is gallivanting around some neighbor's back yard.
From Half a Rogue by Harold MacGrath
