GALLIVANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gallivant mean? 

• GALLIVANT (verb)
  The verb GALLIVANT has 1 sense:

1. wander aimlessly in search of pleasure

  Familiarity information: GALLIVANT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GALLIVANT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they gallivant    ... he / she / it gallivants   
Past simple: gallivanted   
Past participle: gallivanted   
-ing form: gallivanting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wander aimlessly in search of pleasure

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

gad; gallivant; jazz around

Hypernyms (to "gallivant" is one way to...):

cast; drift; ramble; range; roam; roll; rove; stray; swan; tramp; vagabond; wander (move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

 Context examples 

It won't be dull with me popping in every day to tell you how Beth is, and take you out gallivanting.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)