present participle of curvet

Alternative form of curveting

plural of curvetting

(intransitive) Of a horse or, by extension, another animal: to leap about, to frolic. / (transitive) To cause to leap about, dart or jump. / (of a bird) To fly or swim with darting movements.

A particular leap in which a horse raises both forelegs at once, equally advanced, and, as the forelegs are falling, raises the hind legs, so that all the legs are in the air at once.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curvet

present participle of curvet

The motion of a horse or other animal that curvets. / (of a person) Caper, frisking, often with a nuance of flirtation.

simple past tense and past participle of curvet

simple past tense and past participle of curvet