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🐎 To leap gracefully 🐎 A horse's leap
to curvet

to curvet

1 9.9
To leap or prance so a horse's back legs leave the ground before its front legs land
  • verb
  • /ˈkərˌvet/
  • Specialized
translation icon : curvetear
  • She watched the show horse curveting across the arena, its mane flowing with every graceful leap.

Examples

  • The horse curvets beautifully during the performance.

  • The stallion began to curvet proudly around the ring, drawing applause from the audience.

  • During the parade, the trained horse would curvet on command, astonishing the crowd with its elegance.

  • She loves to watch her mare curvet in the arena.

  • The horse curvet elegantly, impressing the judges at the competition.

  • As they practiced, the horse would curvet in excitement whenever it spotted the jumps.

  • During the performance, the stallion curvet beautifully, showcasing its training and agility.

Synonyms

to prance
vsto curvet
4 5.0

To move with high bouncy steps like a horse

specifies a graceful leap where both hind legs leave the ground
to curvet across
vsto curvet
  • Specialized
9.9

Move across with a light, graceful jump like a dancer or horse

is a graceful leap not necessarily moving across space

Phrasal Verbs

to curvet across
  • Specialized
9.9

Move across with a light, graceful jump like a dancer or horse

How Graceful

to capriole
  • Specialized
9.9
to curvet
  • Specialized
1 9.9
to jump
∞ 1.0
to hop
133 1.0

Surface Forms

curvet infinitive
curveted past
curveted past participle
curveting present participle
curvets third person singular

Etymology

To curvet is to leap or prance in a short, graceful arc, and you can link it to the familiar word curve ('curve' or 'to bend') to imagine the horse drawing a small, elegant curve with its body as it jumps.