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单词 gallivant
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gallivant

(gælɪvænt)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense gallivants, present participle gallivanting, past tense, past participle gallivanted
verb
Someone who is gallivanting around goes to a lot of different places looking for amusement and entertainment.
[old-fashioned]
A girl's place is in the home, not gallivanting around and filling her head withnonsense. [VERB preposition/adverb]
[Also VERB]
Synonyms: gad about, wander, roam, run around More Synonyms of gallivant

gallivant in British English

or galivant or galavant (ˈɡælɪˌvænt)
verb
(intransitive)
to go about in search of pleasure; gad about
Word origin
C19: perhaps whimsical modification of gallant

gallivant in American English

(ˈɡæləˌvænt, ˌɡæləˈvænt)
intransitive verb
1. 
to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad
2. 
to go about seeking romantic or sexual adventures
Also: galavant
Derived forms
gallivanter
noun
Word origin
[1815–25; perh. fanciful alter. of gallant]

Examples of 'gallivant' in a sentence
gallivant

Will that put an end to her gallivanting?
The Sun (2013)
She had been footing the bill while he was gallivanting around the country.
The Sun (2013)
(verb) 
Definition
to go about in search of pleasure
She shouldn't be gallivanting around filling her head with nonsense.
Synonyms
gad about
wander
He wandered aimlessly around the garden.
roam
They were encouraged not to let their cattle roam freely.
run around
ramble
freedom to ramble across the moors
rove
roving about the town in the dead of night
range
They range widely in search of carrion.
go walkabout (Australian)
stravaig (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect)
Seegad

Nearby words of
gallivant

  • gallery
  • galley
  • galling
  • gallivant
  • gallop
  • gallows
  • galore

Synonyms of 'gallivant'

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