capered

verb

past tense of caper
as in danced
to play and run about happily as summer drew to a close, the children spent their days wistfully capering on the beach

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capered
  1. danced
  2. leaped
  3. hopped
  4. cavorted
  5. romped
  6. frolicked
  7. tumbled
  8. frisked
Verb
  • Evans, who's also danced for Beyoncé, Ricky Martin, Cardi B and Bad Bunny, performed with Swift on The Eras Tour, which ran from March 2023 to December 2024.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • The role of Bobby Child is acted, sung and especially danced by Will Burton, who has the kind magnetic star power that Goodspeed doesn’t often know what to do with.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
Definition of danced
Verb
  • Things hit a boiling point when Contreras leaped into the air and hurled his batting helmet directly at Cavalli.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Notably, no players publicly leapt to Bielsa’s defence after the Copa America, with former captain Godin stating that Suarez had tried to address the issues internally.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of leaped
Verb
  • Porsche inadvertently kicked off the trend with the Cayenne, Lamborghini followed later with the Urus, and even Ferrari hopped aboard the bandwagon with the Purosangue.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 July 2026
  • Someone should've hopped on Amazon and bought some Bluetooth eye masks, and the problem would've been solved.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of hopped
Verb
  • The sight of Howe leading his players around the ground as Sunderland cavorted in front of their supporters, high in level seven, was excruciating.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of cavorted
Verb
  • Youngsters romped through the crowd, happily indulging in eggthrowing or dunking-machine antics or trying to climb to the pinnacle of a greased pole, where a $20 bill waited.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
  • In November, the president was on hand as the NFL’s Washington Commanders hosted the Detroit Lions, and the visitors romped 44-22.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Definition of romped
Verb
  • After training sessions, the dogs frolicked on the sprawling back deck that Annie had transformed into a canine playground, complete with a swimming pool.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026
  • The trucks hauling the snow frolicked in the water, sending dirty gray ripples toward me.
    — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of frolicked
Verb
  • Shannon Stone, 39, was at the game with his young son, who watched as his dad tumbled over the outfield railing after catching the ball.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Demand tumbled during the war as prices surged and fuel was in short supply.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of tumbled
Verb
  • Shortly after, a police officer read Mangione his Miranda rights before he was frisked and handcuffed behind his back.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
  • Fox frisked Mangione at the McDonald's on East Plank Road in Altoona as he was being detained for allegedly handing police a fake ID bearing the name Mark Rosario.
    — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Definition of frisked
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