Gallivant is an English word with synonyms like gad or drift. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Gallivant meaning
- To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
- To flirt, to romance.
Synonyms of Gallivant
Using Gallivant
- The main meaning on this page is: To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan. | To flirt, to romance.
- Useful related words include: gad, drift, range, rove.
- In the example corpus, gallivant often appears in combinations such as: to gallivant.
Context around Gallivant
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gallivant
- In this selection, "gallivant" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, occasionally and away stand out and add context to how "gallivant" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include free to gallivant around central and having to gallivant for an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gallivant" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gallivant
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Despite this taking priority, they would occasionally gallivant away from the sports field. (13 words)
The program requires you to spend at least 30 consecutive days per year in Belize, but you’re free to gallivant around Central America the rest of the year. (29 words)
If you’re in a sizeable group where the kids want to do different things, it’s easy to split off to go on the ride you want before meeting back without having to gallivant for an eternity to get back to a meeting point. (45 words)
If you’re in a sizeable group where the kids want to do different things, it’s easy to split off to go on the ride you want before meeting back without having to gallivant for an eternity to get back to a meeting point. (45 words)
The program requires you to spend at least 30 consecutive days per year in Belize, but you’re free to gallivant around Central America the rest of the year. (29 words)
Despite this taking priority, they would occasionally gallivant away from the sports field. (13 words)
Example sentences (3)
If you’re in a sizeable group where the kids want to do different things, it’s easy to split off to go on the ride you want before meeting back without having to gallivant for an eternity to get back to a meeting point.
The program requires you to spend at least 30 consecutive days per year in Belize, but you’re free to gallivant around Central America the rest of the year.
Despite this taking priority, they would occasionally gallivant away from the sports field.
Common combinations with gallivant
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to gallivant 2×