disporting
Engaging in amusement
Disporting means amusing or enjoying oneself, typically in a lively or playful manner.
The word carries a slightly old-fashioned or literary feel and often suggests physical activity or frolic.
The children were disporting themselves in the shallow waves.
It can also mean displaying or showing off, though this sense is rare.
The reflexive construction "disporting oneself" is the most common form encountered.
Lighthearted energetic movement
- rompingPlaying with energetic movement
- cavortingMoving playfully, energetically
- gambolingPlayful jumping about
- larkingPlayful, carefree activity
capering · prancing · rollicking · skylarking · horsing around · clowning · reveling · merrymaking
Locomotion through water
- splashingLiquid striking noisily
- bathingImmersion for cleanliness
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- divingEntering water deliberately
paddling · floating · frolicking · plunging · dipping · cavorting · bobbing · surfacing
Free time for relaxation
- huntingPursuing wild game
- hawkingSport using trained raptors
- falconryTraining raptors to hunt
- joustingMounted knightly combat sport
tournaments · feasting · banqueting · masquerade · courtly · nobility · gentry · manor
frolicking
Lighthearted energetic movement
- rompingPlaying with energetic movement
- cavortingMoving playfully, energetically
- gambolingPlayful jumping about
larking · capering · prancing · rollicking · skylarking · horsing around · clowning · reveling · merrymaking · tomfoolery
swimming
Locomotion through water
- splashingLiquid striking noisily
- bathingImmersion for cleanliness
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
diving · paddling · floating · frolicking · plunging · dipping · cavorting · bobbing · surfacing · submerging
leisure
Free time for relaxation
jousting · tournaments · feasting · banqueting · masquerade · courtly · nobility · gentry · manor · estate