maffick

verb

Definition of mafficknext
as in to revel

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maffick
  1. revel
  2. carouse
  3. caper
  4. roar
  5. cavort
  6. romp
  7. gambol
  8. frisk
Verb
  • Key speeches are faithfully delivered to an audience of two, not thousands; a scene of soldiers destructively revelling on a bridge is given a different spirit by ironic, out-of-time horseplay.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Another interesting finding from the clinical trial that was more recently reveled is the reduction of visceral fat.
    — Yola Robert, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Definition of revel
Verb
  • Its governor, Edward Jackson, was a close friend of the the Indiana Klan leader, D. C. Stephenson, a pudgy man with a reputation for high living, carousing, and trouble with the law.
    — Tara McAndrew, JSTOR Daily, 25 Jan. 2017
  • From there, a series of scenes — a late-night house party full of adults drinking and carousing, a cascade of tinsel falling off a Christmas tree, a playground fail — replicate a you-are-there feeling as a preadolescent named Elwood Curtis navigates the agonies and ecstasies of boyhood.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of carouse
Verb
  • While capering around with her boss, Matty keeps looking for a private moment alone with Olympia’s luggage.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Chapman persuaded Ford Motor Co. to fulfill his V-8 engine requirements and built the first of what were to become revolutionary Lotus-Fords, pencil-thin cars that looked like spiders capering through the turns.
    — Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Definition of caper
Verb
  • When my rifle roared, the Phantom crashed to the ground.
    — Jeffrey A. Brunk, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Since the storms roared across Kentucky last week, the state has reported five deaths, over 140 water rescues, and thousands of power outages.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of roar
Verb
  • The Queen’s Gambit netflix Ripley Year: 2024 Length: 1 season, 8 episodes Creator: Steven Zaillian The first adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s infamous novel since Matt Damon and Jude Law cavorted around Italy stars the phenomenal Andrew Scott as the title character, Tom Ripley.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Directly opposite the Pendry stands the notorious Riot House Bar (now Andaz West Hollywood) where Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones snorted and cavorted in the ’60s and ’70s.
    — Edmund Vallance, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of cavort
Verb
  • Good enough to romp it in the Championship, not good enough to make the step up.
    — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Even the natural elements — water, air, earth and fire — want to romp with dear Parthenope.
    — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Definition of romp
Verb
  • All the dancers make their way inside eventually, with the elderly Bolger doing his best to gambol along with them.
    — Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The new brand’s packaging and visual identity – created by Mexican artist Francisco Herrera and featuring a winged spider monkey — evokes Kahlo’s exotic style, as well as her love of these monkeys, which once gamboled around her garden.
    — Joan Oleck, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of gambol
Verb
  • The attorney said the officers then frisked Mangione, took his backpack and other items, and blocked him from leaving the McDonald’s.
    — Kara Scannell, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The lawyer also stated that the women were restrained and frisked by male officers, even though female officers were present.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of frisk
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