Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gallivanting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: gal-li-vant-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of gallivant

noun

Roaming about for pleasure.

Example Sentences

"In his younger gallivantings about places of ill repute, and his subsequent occasional variations from the straight and narrow path, he had learned much of the curious resources of immorality."

Inflected Forms

gallivantings (plural)

Questions

What does gallivanting mean?: present participle and gerund of gallivant

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