curvetting

verb

variants or curveting
present participle of curvet
as in dancing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curvetting
  1. dancing
  2. prancing
  3. leaping
  4. hopping
  5. bounding
  6. skipping
  7. loping
  8. springing
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  • The dancing partners faced some brutal criticism from Ballas after performing their Argentine tango homage to The Omen.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026
  • For instance, there’s his portrait of four cheery little brown and white woolly dancing dogs (relatives of today’s bichons and poodles, perhaps) named Lusette, Madore, Rosette, and Moucheby.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of dancing
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  • The steady hum of activity hits a particularly resonant pitch on the Second Sunday of each month when the street closes to vehicular traffic and becomes a European-style pedestrian mall with outdoor eateries and prancing pets on leash.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Iggy Pop, still prancing, howling and whooping with his chest exposed and jeans sliding down his waist, claims the title of the festival’s leading elder statesman.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of prancing
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  • The team assembles, jumping off lifeguard towers, leaping over beach patrons, and, of course, running and diving in slow motion to make the rescue.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
  • After Mesa's homer gave the Rays a 4-2 lead, Anthony Volpe appeared to hit a two-run shot against Griffin Jax with two outs in the bottom half as a fan reached over the left-field wall and caught the ball over the glove of a leaping Mesa.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaping
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  • The Italians have their evening passeggiata, and Spaniards practice the splendid art of the tapear, hopping from tapas joint to tapas joint in search of satisfaction and tipsiness.
    — Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers developed four main control policies for driving, wheelies and hopping, flipping, and jumping.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of hopping
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  • My ears strained for the telltale sound of a deer bounding away through the darkness.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Clear blue skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus, where a cool breeze is wafting by and the official mascots are bounding about the grounds in search of critters.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of bounding
Verb
  • While the precise location is still under wraps, the date has been set for June 11 next year, skipping once again Milan Fashion Week.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Without skipping a beat, the boys run outside, pick up colorful leather balls and launch into a juggling competition.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of skipping
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  • Instead, polskas emphasize the first and third beats, creating a loping sort of feeling.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Typical is a homeowner’s video from the other day of a coyote loping down a driveway in DeKalb’s Glendale Courts area.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of loping
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  • The job that so many had described as the best of their lives was, by 2022, springing leaks—in the arena, in the locker room, and in the stables.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • But as soon as the cast is set in motion, the overriding impression is that of a manifesto springing into a college vaudeville.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of springing
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