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🩰 A ballet leap 🪑 A curved leg 🐎 A horse leap 🐎 To leap and kick
to cabriole

to cabriole

9.9
To jump into the air and kick out a back leg
  • verb
  • /ˈkæbrɪoʊl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cabriolar
  • In ballet class, the students practiced how to cabriole with perfect timing and form.

Examples

  • The horse would cabriole gracefully during the dressage performance, impressing the judges.

  • Spectators watched as the stallion began to cabriole energetically around the ring.

  • The horse cabrioled gracefully during the performance.

  • Did you see the dancer cabriole across the stage?

  • During the equestrian show, the horse began to cabriole, showcasing its strength and agility as it leaped into the air.

  • As part of their routine, the ballet dancers cabriole across the stage, executing the leap with elegance and precision.

  • The rider encouraged the stallion to cabriole in the arena, demonstrating its exceptional athleticism and training.

Synonyms

to cavort
vsto cabriole
12 7.7

To jump and move around in a playful, excited way

is a precise kicking leap rather than general playful movement
to capriole
vsto cabriole
  • Specialized
9.9

To leap into the air like a horse or a dancer

has identical meaning but is a variant spelling or form

How High

to vault
28 4.4
to cabriole
  • Specialized
9.9
to jump
∞ 1.0
skip
34 1.0
hop
41 1.0

Surface Forms

cabriole infinitive
cabrioled past
cabrioled past participle
cabrioled present participle
cabrioled third person singular

Etymology

Cabriole comes from the old Italian capriola, from capra meaning 'goat'. To cabriole is to leap and kick up, just like a goat does, so the verb keeps that original image.