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Rarecurveting
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.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.
- 5.(of an object) To jump, skip, shake.
noun
- 1.The motion of a horse or other animal that curvets.
- 2.(of a person) Caper, frisking, often with a nuance of flirtation.
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