curvet
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Elizabeth's Winston, pestered by a swarm of thunder flies, began to curvet alarmingly.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tigers walk treadmills, horses curvet superbly and Harry Rittely sits atop seven tables and topples over backwards.
From Time Magazine Archive
Surreptitiously goaded by the spur, their steeds plunge and curvet, apparently progressing at a rapid pace, but in reality gaining little ground.
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Mayne Reid
How proudly the slender lady sat, allowing her black horse to curvet!
From Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel by Rudolf von Gottschall
He did not pant or curvet or look showy.
From Lad: A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune
As we curveted in the full glare of the limelight, I was aware of a figure in a pot-hat and a vast fur coat standing near the motor.
From In Mr. Knox's Country by Martin Ross
The sea seemed almost boundless, and dashed in noisy surges below, while the birds curveted and screamed above.
From North-Pole Voyages by Zachariah Atwell Mudge
It pranced and curveted and showed much spirit.
From Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley by Carrie de Voe
He was in a very pessimistic frame of mind when Jimmy curveted into the room, with his head in the clouds and his feet on air.
From The Gem Collector by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
It curveted, it kicked, it jumped a little drain, it careered into the water, making a tremendous splashing.
From Red Pottage by Mary Cholmondeley
There was a rapid mounting, and in five minutes they were all on horseback, curveting in circles, and brandishing their lances, but without advancing.
From Overland by J. W. (John William) De Forest
At this marvel he stared in that silence which is the highest power of joy: a presentiment had been his that such a horse, curveting on blue rockers, would be found on this very morning.
From The Seeker by Harry Leon Wilson
“Much obliged to you, sir, for the information,” said Whaup, controlling, with some difficulty, the incessant curveting of his steed.
From Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 by Various
Underneath my stroking hand, Startled eyes of hazel bland Kindling, growing larger, Up thou leapest with a spring, Full of prank and curveting Leaping like a charger.
From Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. by Adam White
"Oh, do stop!" she continued to the horse who now on the level again, began sidling and curveting.
From Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem by Howard Pyle
Over Dayton, Ohio, last week curvetted three new little airplanes, undergoing rigorous U. S. Army Air Corps tests in its present search for an advanced type training plane.
From Time Magazine Archive
At Sundra Straits, he curvetted over the mountains and jungles of Sumbawa, Dutch island.
From Time Magazine Archive
Twenty feet above Aslan and Digory he snorted, neighed, and curvetted.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
Obedient to the lightest touch or word of his master, with ears in restless motion, he curvetted like a racer under the wire.
From The Eagle's Heart by Hamlin Garland
They curvetted and danced over the sand, tossing their arched necks and lifting their feet daintily as though they were conscious of the beauty and fitness of their own motion.
From Afterwards by Kathlyn Rhodes
Alfredo, made his pony caper and look hard to ride, curvetting, sidling, closer and closer.
From Time Magazine Archive
The horses can smell the tiger scent and begin neighing and curvetting, trying to get away from it.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
Startled eyes of hazel bland Kindling, growing larger, Up thou leanest with a spring, Full of prank and curvetting, Leaping like a charger.
From The Dog's Book of Verse by Various
We did not whirl up the street, with our horse curvetting proudly and the jarvey clinging to the reins.
From The Charm of Ireland by Burton Egbert Stevenson
Then there came from astern a hot, puffy breeze, and the schooner stood out on a port tack, curvetting prettily as her sails were trimmed and filled.
From Isle o' Dreams by Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen) Coleman
