Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curvet

(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.

Alternative form of curveting

present participle of curvet

simple past tense and past participle of curvet

plural of curveting

plural of curvetting

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

present participle of curvet