What does gallivanting mean?
Gallivanting means present participle and gerund of gallivant.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of gallivant.
In his younger gallivantings about places of ill repute, and his subsequent occasional variations from the straight and narrow path, he had learned much of the curious resources of immorality.
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Gallivanting means present participle and gerund of gallivant.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In his younger gallivantings about places of ill repute, and his subsequent occasional variations from the straight and narrow path, he had learned much of the curious resources of immorality.
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