capering
Bounding about gleefully
Capering is lively, playful leaping or skipping about.
The word suggests exuberant, slightly ridiculous movement—goats caper, children caper, and so do adults in high spirits or mischief: The dog went capering across the yard.
The tone is usually lighthearted, though capering can shade toward mockery or foolishness.
Playful leaping about
- cavortPlay with lively movement
- pranceStep high and proud
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- skipTo deliberately exclude
frisk · bound · leap · hop · rollick · frolicsome · antic · lark
Playfully causing trouble
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- roguishMischievously charming
- prankishFond of tricks
- japeMocking trick or quip
jest · prank · antic · trickster · waggish · pixieish · scamp · rascal
gambol
Playful leaping about
skip · frisk · bound · leap · hop · rollick · frolicsome · antic · lark · skylark
mischievous
Playfully causing trouble
jape · jest · prank · antic · trickster · waggish · pixieish · scamp · rascal · teasing
gleeful
Full of high-spirited joy
- mirthfulFull of merriment
- exuberantIntensely lively and cheerful
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
blithe · buoyant · elated · giddy · jubilant · carefree · joyous · merry · cheerful · gay
energetic
Having much vigor
nimble · agile · spry · bouncy · peppy · frisky · brisk · zippy · springing · jaunty
- fooling aroundjoking, kidding, jesting, fooling, teasing
- joyful movementsdancing, skipping, jumping, leaping, twirling
- lively motionsbouncing, bounding, darting, dashing, frolicking
- tomfoolerysilliness, foolery, clownery, clownishness, goofing off
- anticshijinks, shenanigans, pranks, mischief, tomfoolery
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
caperingstanding still
Absence of motion
motionless · stationary · immobile · inert · sedentary
caperingmoping
Brooding in dejection
slouching · dragging one's feet · slumping · drooping · languishing