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单词 curvetted
释义

curvet

1 of 2

noun

cur·​vet (ˌ)kər-ˈvet How to pronounce curvet (audio)
: a prancing leap of a horse in which the hind legs are raised just before the forelegs touch the ground

curvet

2 of 2

verb

curvetted or curveted; curvetting or curveting

intransitive verb

: to make a curvet
also : prance, caper

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Italian corvetta, from Middle French courbette, from courber to curve, from Latin curvare

First Known Use

Noun

1575, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1592, in the meaning defined above

curvetted

verb

variants or curveted
past tense of curvet
as in danced

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • danced
  • roistered
  • pranced
  • leaped
  • bounded
  • hopped
  • skipped
  • loped
  • horsed around
  • cut up
  • fooled around
  • sprung
  • reveled
  • gamboled
  • caroused
  • sprang
  • roughhoused
  • carried on
  • cavorted
  • tumbled
  • capered
  • skylarked
  • larked
  • romped
  • frisked
  • tripped
  • leapt
  • gambolled
  • rollicked
  • frolicked
  • joyrode
  • sported
  • revelled
  • clowned
  • disported
  • kited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • stewed
  • pouted
  • sulked
  • moped
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