Meanings of caper about in English

And in his nervousness the man began to caper about wildly.

The Tehlin at his feet stood and started to dance and caper about.

The canoes are in, and both began to caper about.

I watched the flames caper about the small pile of wood in the grate.

So saying, Hilbert began to caper about the deck in the exuberance of his joy.

There was something wrong about it, and he resolved not to caper about and play the fool.

So saying, Rollo began to caper about with delight, and then ran off to meet his uncle.

Her skeleton threatens to tear the sallow paper of her skin and caper about like a drunken marionette.

But the Sempitern continued to caper about, his topknot flying like Jonathan's pigtail, waving his arms at Vivian.

He tried to caper about but the motion of the ship made him dizzy and he had to sit down.

Grannies sometimes caper about in lofty situations while their fitter offspring are reduced to helpless, groaning heaps until conveyed to lower altitudes.

Then we have been in needless fear-andthe treasure is ours! They all sprang up and began to caper about for joy.

A second time he called and then he saw Bob loping over the front lawn and, with upraised sniffing nose, caper about.

But as long as I've known you-andthat's several weeks-I'venever seen you do anything but caper about the meadow and dance.

It seems fitting that, as Olympians caper about on the ice up North, a review hockey helmet turned up in the Gadget Lab mail today.

So happy was she over this sight that she jumped up and began to caper about, heeding not the sobs of the poor little Princess.