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curveting

The correct spelling is curveting.

How to pronounce curveting

verb

Say it like: Cur-vet-ing

The correct spelling is curveting. Of a horse or, by extension, another animal: to leap about, to frolic. For example: "the curvetings of a horse"

Usage Examples

the curvetings of a horse

Meanings

verb

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

noun

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

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