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cavort

verb · /kəˈvɔɹt/ · Level 4 · Expert

What does cavort mean?

cavort (verb): to prance, frolic, gambol.

Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

How do you pronounce cavort?

/kəˈvɔɹt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

What are synonyms of cavort?

From Princeton WordNet 3.1.

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What does “cavort” mean?

to prance, frolic, gambol

Right! That's what “cavort” means.

to occur at the same time

Not quite: that's what coincide means.

to flash or gleam briefly

Not quite: that's what glint means.

to make (a bill) into law

Not quite: that's what enact means.

Which word is closest in meaning to “cavort”?

brag

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lark

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flap

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eddy

Not quite: eddy means something else.

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