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Cavort

[kə-VORT]

Part of speech: verb

Origin: American English, 18th century

1.

Jump or dance around excitedly.

Examples of Cavort in a sentence

"Every evening I watch the possums cavort in my backyard."

"Elated partygoers cavorted beneath the light of a disco ball."

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