cavort
verb (used without object)
to prance or caper about.
was cavorting
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past progressiveof cavort.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“It goes back to when Cary Grant was cavorting with 22-year-olds” on screen, Rogers said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2023
Observers had recently photographed the growling female jaguar hunting and playing with her 5-month-old cub; now, she was cavorting with a male jaguar—and no one had seen her offspring for days.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 24, 2022
Plus, the already solid cast includes Matthew Macfadyen in his native accent as an initially skeptical paranormal investigator, further illustrating that Tom Wamsgans was cavorting with dark elements long before “Succession.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2019
Before long, a new generation of young artists was cavorting in his dishevelled, smoke-wreathed kingdom.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2010
The dog was cavorting with a crab in a pool.
From Leonie of the Jungle by Conquest, Joan
