capriole 1 of 2

noun

Definition of capriolenext
as in gambado

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capriole

2 of 2

verb

as in to romp

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capriole
  1. romp
  2. caper
  3. attack
  4. skip
  5. gambol
  6. bounce
  7. frolic
  8. cavort
Verb
  • England romped home against the Caribbean side and the Sri Lankans this summer at home.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Max Verstappen has romped to four consecutive drivers’ titles, his latest confirmed with a fifth-place finish at last week’s race in Las Vegas, while the Dutchman’s Red Bull team has captured the previous two constructors’ titles.
    Aleks Klosok, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of romp
Noun
  • When they were asked in, the bear would go down on his hands and knees and caper about and sing and so on.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Really, 2024 had a little of everything, from wacky crime capers (Bad Monkey) and Satanic Panic (Hysteria) to dystopian video game adaptations (Fallout) and sweeping historical epics (Shōgun), with plenty of genre-mashup delights in between.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of caper
Verb
  • Unlike the seasonal influenza viruses, bird flu doesn't attack the cell receptors that predominate in a person's upper airways.
    Will Stone, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Violence erupted when a man began attacking July Fourth celebrants the night before, leaving four others hospitalized.
    Times Photography Staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of attack
Noun
  • One button press plays and pauses audio, a double-press skips to the next song, a triple-press skips back to the previous track, and a long-press activates your voice assistant.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Take a hop and a skip outside the USA and find yourself in British Columbia at Whistler Blackcomb.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of skip
Verb
  • The new brand’s packaging and visual identity – created by Mexican artist Francisco Herrera and featuring a winged spider monkey — evokes Kahlo’s exotic style, as well as her love of these monkeys, which once gamboled around her garden.
    Joan Oleck, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Those endless summer days spent watching Messi gambol around the football pitches of our souls?
    Jack Lang, The Athletic, 14 July 2024
Definition of gambol
Noun
  • When used conservatively, oil can be a great way to address dryness and frizz while maintaining the bounce and lightness of your waves.
    Erin Parker, Allure, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Still, Wall Street is optimistic about a bounce ahead, with the typical analyst’s price targeting reflecting potential upside of more than 30%.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of bounce
Verb
  • In 2024 alone, Brons frolicked with cows in Italy’s Dolomites Mountains in July, watched the sunset off Spain’s Canary Islands in March and strolled the streets of N.Y.C. in April.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • So Meyer’s just going to tease us about a mermaid adventure Edward had one time, spending days underwater probably frolicking with dolphins and discovering Atlantis, without going further into it?
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of frolic
Verb
  • For a year or two along the way, Dan's wife, Marilyn, wore a cub costume and also cavorted on the sideline.
    Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Some 500 of them cavorted at Frank Buck’s Jungle Camp on a humanmade structure called Monkey Mountain.
    Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of cavort
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