Disport (Verb)
Meaning 1
Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The tourists spent a day at the beach, where they disport themselves in the warm sunshine.
- On weekends, we like to disport in the hills, collecting wildflowers and watching birds.
- Kids love to disport on the swings and slides at the local park playground.
- The royal family would disport themselves at lavish masquerade balls, dressed in their finest attire.
- Young artists disport in galleries, displaying their most creative and imaginative works.
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Meaning 2
Play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The children disported themselves in the sprinklers on the hot summer day.
- In the backyard, the dogs disported themselves, chasing each other in circles.
- During recess, the kids disported on the jungle gym, laughing and shouting.
- The energetic puppies disported in the empty tennis court, running freely.
- At the beach, the siblings disported in the waves, splashing and playing together.