WikiWord

curveting

From WikiWord

English

Etymology

No etymology has been added yet.

Pronunciation

No pronunciation has been added yet.

Noun

curveting noun

  1. The motion of a horse or other animal that curvets.“the curvetings of a horse”
  2. (of a person) Caper, frisking, often with a nuance of flirtation.

Verb

curveting verb

  1. Of a horse or, by extension, another animal: to leap about, to frolic.
  2. To cause to leap about, dart or jump.
  3. (of a bird) To fly or swim with darting movements.
  4. (of a person) To prance; to caper, frolic.

Word map

vaultingcorvettingcurvationcurvingcurvativecurvityincurvationcurvaturebentcircumflexioncurveting

Related terms

Synonyms

vaultingcorvettingcurvationcurvingcurvativecurvityincurvationcurvaturebentcircumflexioncurveincurvaturecurvettecurvilineadcurvaciousnesscrest

Rhymes

curvetting

Usage & collocations

No usage or collocation data has been added yet.

Community definitions

Community definitions for curveting appear here as readers add and vote on them.

Usage in the wild

Real example sentences for curveting appear here as readers add them.

References