DISPORTING Synonyms: 201 Similar and Opposite Words

disporting

verb

present participle of disport

as in amusing

to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied disported themselves with silly games while they waited in the airport

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as in playing

to engage in activity for amusement a full-service resort where vacationers may disport at a variety of indoor and outdoor activities

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as in dancing

to play and run about happily the puppies disported in the backyard while we ate on the patio

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as in displaying

to present so as to invite notice or attention football fans triumphantly disported the sports memorabilia for which they had just paid extravagant prices

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The podcast added its own layer of lighthearted commentary, signaling that even those closest to the Kelce family found the coverage amusing rather than newsworthy.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
The podcast, which has become a cultural touchstone in its own right, signaled that even those closest to the Kelce family found the coverage amusing rather than newsworthy.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026

Definition of amusing

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Even with their side trip to Utah, Memphis had four of the top seven players in minutes in Vegas, helped by playing a sixth game in the championship.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Only the two teams that make the championship game playing a sixth game, but the Heat is likely out of the mix for the championship game with two losses in Las Vegas.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Definition of playing

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Mizuno herself was a ballet dancer and trained at the Royal Ballet School before dancing with companies including English National Ballet, Dresden Semperoper Ballet and Scottish Ballet.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 July 2026
And going back to movies, the Michael Jackson biopic Michael turned a cinema screening into a concert-like experience, with viewers singing, dancing and transforming the theater into an impromptu dance floor.

— Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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Buc-ee's is fueling debate online after a sign displaying employee pay rates revealed that some store managers can earn as much as $275,000 a year without a college degree.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Clean lines and beveled edges give this console an airy, understated look with open storage for displaying decorative objects while offsetting visual weight.

— Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026

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One morning earlier this week, Thomas Lupo, the president and CEO of the American Wood Column Corporation, was in his office regaling two young entrepreneurs with tales of his 110-year-old family business.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 12 June 2026
His mind was as sharp as a tack, again regaling us with amazing hockey stories.

— Pierre LeBrun, New York Times, 5 June 2026

Definition of regaling

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This is a world of movers and shakers, and the plots have a frolicking quality that feels complementary to the Bob & Earl song that inspired the title of the first book, Harlem Shuffle.

— Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Nothing etches itself in your heart quite like the memory of watching a pack of energetic African wild dogs frolicking, a lioness and her cubs dozing on the Kalahari with your own kids tucked in close.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2026

Definition of frolicking

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Euphoric players cavorting in disbelief, long-suffering fans crumpling to their knees in tears, commentators’ voices cracking at the drama of it all.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
McGinley photographed models cavorting naked (always naked) through sand dunes in the Mojave Desert and pine forests in Vermont, in a frigid ice cave in upstate New York and perched above a rushing waterfall in Tennessee.

— Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

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Often if calcium levels in the soil are too low, plants would also be exhibiting signs of deficiency including stunted growth, curling of leaves and perhaps spotting or scorching on leaves.

— Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
While most were discharged, 28 exhibiting more serious symptoms remained under observation in hospital as of Wednesday morning local time.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026

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