gallivanting 1 of 2

adjective

variants also galavanting
Definition of gallivantingnext
as in nomadic
traveling from place to place the gallivanting entertainers stayed in town for a few days, then moved on

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gallivanting

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verb

variants also galavanting
present participle of gallivant
as in wandering
to move about from place to place aimlessly gallivanted about the country before returning to school in the fall

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallivanting
  1. nomadic
  2. wandering
  3. floating
  4. roaming
Adjective
  • Related: The Best Fitness Gifts for Your Most Active Friends The Best Cycling Gifts, According to Bike Experts The Best Gifts for Everyone on Your List Lauren Mazzo is a nomadic writer and editor with nearly 10 years of experience creating health and wellness content.
    Lauren Mazzo, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2024
  • And diners now come here for both our nomadic dinners and our private dinners.
    CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of nomadic
Verb
  • The owner, from Pennsylvania, shared several incriminating pictures of her chihuahua and Jack Russell mix, named Leia, holding pieces of bread in her mouth after wandering into the neighbor's yard.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In this science-fiction satire, a domestic robot wandering through a world where everything has fallen apart just wants to find a human to serve but keeps meeting with chaos, disaster and confusion.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of wandering
Verb
  • Officials are also floating the designation of 4,395 acres of land as critical habitat across Alameda, Marin, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and Ventura counties in California.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There is a wide variety and heatedly debated theoretical tests that are floating around, such as the famed Turing Test, see my analysis at the link here.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of floating
Verb
  • Advertisement To examine the impact of recreation on the lions, researchers used GPS and activity data gleaned from the tracking collars of 22 mountain lions roaming the Santa Monica Mountains and surrounding region between 2011 and 2018.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • And the trust list enables roaming, meaning the technology can use multiple PKIs, or Public Key Infrastructure, which describes a collection of tools and procedures that help secure digital communications and transactions.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of roaming
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