verb
- to amuse oneself; to play or frolic
Usage: formal; somewhat archaic
Examples
- The children disported themselves in the meadow all afternoon.
- Dolphins were disporting in the warm waters near the shore.
- The wealthy nobles would disport themselves at elaborate garden parties.
- After finishing their chores, the farm animals disported freely in the pasture.
- The poet wrote of lovers disporting beneath the moonlight.
- Seals can be seen disporting on the rocky coastline during summer months.