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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

to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad

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?She had been footing the bill while he was gallivanting around the country.

(verb) in the sense of gad about

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'

gallivant

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单词	gallivant
释义	Trends of gallivant View usage for: 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) in the sense of gad about 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' gallivant Explore 'gallivant' in the dictionary
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