noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The motion of one who capers.

   "This is such a long campaign season that maybe all the caperings and posturings of the candidates will play out early."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of caper form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

beamingbeatifiedblessedblissfulcheerfulcheery

Example

More examples

"A large monkey was capering about amidst the crowd, amusing everybody."

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