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curvet

verb

Definition of curvetnext
as in to prance

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curvet
  1. prance
  2. dance
  3. lope
  4. leap
  5. bound
  6. gambol
  7. carouse
Verb
  • Brown broke free one play later and pranced into the end zone for a 31-yard rushing score.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2024
  • As Eve runs to go find some sort of help, Tilly prances in Nick’s blood and licks some of it up for good measure.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of prance
Verb
  • Perhaps no one was more excited than her son, Michael, who danced in front of her during her 3-minute speech.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The bars have dancing Santas, string lights, mini Christmas trees and more.
    Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of dance
Verb
  • The mole tunnel had contained an actual mole, gorging on millipedes beneath our feet; the striped skunk tracks had been left by an actual skunk, loping down a dirt road to fulfill its secret ends.
    Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
  • With an outdoor fire pit, lake access, and plenty of space to lope; this would be a great retreat in any season.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of lope
Verb
  • Then, the two stood on top of the horse and leapt off of it into their full dance routine.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Xiaomi Auto leapt into the packed EV market only in March 2024, yet already has a hit on its hands with the SU7.
    Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of leap
Verb
  • On November 21, the Sun bounds into Sagittarius and provides you with a little extra charge and vitality to see this process through.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
  • In shot after shot, joyous bodies bounded through stunning vistas, small figures with their arms raised in triumph.
    Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of bound
Verb
  • Amongst the ornate grandeur of the state rooms and bedrooms, hung in with priceless tapestries and embroideries of gambolling classical Arcadian subjects and vast likenesses of Stuart kings and queens, her work is arresting at every turn.
    Sarah Mower, Vogue, 1 July 2024
  • For California’s governor, who loves gamboling on a national stage, the whole evening was a lark.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
Definition of gambol
Verb
  • Serving guests, some of them still carousing from the previous evening out, was never enough.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 July 2024
  • While more of a household name in Great Britain, Wakeman’s ethereal-sorcerer persona onstage was matched in his heyday for barroom carousing and insolvency.
    Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of carouse
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“Curvet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curvet. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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