The meaning of Gallivanted

verb

Move swiftly and lightly.

Usage examples:

Small birds flitted about in the branches

noun

An act of moving house or leaving one's home, typically secretly so as to escape creditors or obligations.

Usage examples:

Moonlight flits from one insalubrious dwelling to another

verb

Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

noun

The area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale.

Usage examples:

The cost will be in the range of $1–5 million a day

verb

Vary or extend between specified limits.

Usage examples:

Prices range from £30 to £100

adjective

(of a person or their lifestyle) orderly; settled.

Usage examples:

It's possible to be too rangé

verb

Travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander.

Usage examples:

He spent most of the 1990s roving about the caribbean

noun

A journey, especially one with no specific destination; an act of wandering.

Usage examples:

A new exhibit will electrify campuses on its national rove

verb

Form (slivers of wool, cotton, or other fibre) into roves.

verb

Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.

Usage examples:

The dog ran across the road

noun

An act or spell of running.

Usage examples:

I usually go for a run in the morning

verb

Move fast by using one's feet

verb

Move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.

Usage examples:

Dog owners are urged not to allow their dogs to stray

adjective

Not in the right place; separated from the group or target.

Usage examples:

He pushed a few stray hairs from her face

noun

A stray person or thing, especially a domestic animal.

Usage examples:

The former stray, who had been mr boffey's companion for the past three years, was later found unha…

verb

Walk or move wearily or reluctantly.

Usage examples:

Students had to traipse all over london to attend lectures

noun

A tedious or tiring journey on foot.

Usage examples:

But the japanese site looked so interesting, that i had a traipse around it.

verb

To walk from one place to another, often feeling tired or bored

Usage examples:

I spent the day traipsing around the shops, but found nothing suitable for her., more than 6 millio…

verb

Go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length.

Usage examples:

The vessel had been travelling from libya to ireland

noun

The action of travelling.

Usage examples:

My job involves a lot of travel

verb

To go from one place to another on a trip, usually over a long distance

Usage examples:

[ i ] the train was traveling (at) about 100 miles an hour., [ t ] i travel long distances as part …