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gallivantin'

gallivantin' is the pronunciation spelling of gallivanting.

Meaning of gallivanting

Noun

gallivanting (plural gallivantings)

  1. Roaming about for pleasure.
    • 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.1912, Theodore Dreiser, The Financier

Questions about gallivantin'

What is gallivantin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Gallivantin' is the pronunciation spelling of gallivanting.

Words near gallivantin' in the dictionary

  1. Gallivans
  2. gallivant
  3. gallivanted
  4. gallivanter
  5. gallivanters
  6. gallivantin'
  7. gallivanting
  8. gallivantings
  9. gallivants
  10. gallivat
  11. gallivats

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