CURVETTING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

curvetting

verb

variants or curveting

present participle of curvet

as in dancing

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Though the statement was initially shared alongside a video of the two of them dancing with their 5-year-old son, Mauz Mosley Muniz, the post was removed.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 2 July 2026
For years the company has pushed the frontier of what legged robots can do, taking inspiration from dancing, parkour, and gymnastics.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of dancing

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This prancing herd of wild mustangs can be spotted from the river, on a kayak or inner tube.

— Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 17 June 2026
The music video shows Rodrigo prancing around the actual Palace of Versailles, in a controversial babydoll dress singing about a boy looking like an angel on its walls.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Definition of prancing

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Then, two batters later, reliever Kyle Hurt threw a four-seam fastball down the middle of the plate, and Machado rocketed the pitch to the center field wall beyond the grasp of a leaping Pages.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Gonzalez, robbed of a potential first-inning homer when Adell made a leaping catch of his drive above the wall in right, followed with a towering 368-foot fly that cleared the short left-field wall for his first homer of the season and a 7-1 lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026

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Biking Barefoot There’s hardly anything more quintessentially Southern than hopping on a bike barefoot—and probably in a wet swimsuit as well—in the summertime to pedal down the street to a friend's house, neighborhood pool, or the shoreline.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
These stands are also designed and engineered in the US, so hopping on this deal feels appropriate for this upcoming Independence Day weekend.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026

Definition of hopping

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Marie Marseille’s 100-pound dog, Jameson, a shaggy golden Saint Berdoodle, was killed on June 13 by an LAPD officer while bounding out of Marseille’s Canoga Park apartment.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
But Adams is bounding around the rooftop beaming, teeth porcelain-white, face slathered in makeup, hair firmly coiffed.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026

Definition of bounding

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Leaders can help curb the risk of junior employees skipping the fundamentals by pairing AI use with mentorship.

— Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
To expedite a return to flight, Limp said, the company is not rebuilding the same pad and is skipping construction of a new transporter-erector (which would take a long time).

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026

Definition of skipping

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Got a perfect match from Chris Richards, the Afro-rocking defender with the long, loping strides, who was 83 for 83 on his passes.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
That huge, thin-rimmed steering wheel makes low-speed maneuvers easy despite the lack of assistance, and the car has a lovely, loping ride.

— Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 8 June 2026

Definition of loping

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