The Collaborative International Dictionary
Disport \Dis*port"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disported; p. pr. & vb. n. Disporting.] [OF. se desporter; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F. porter to carry; orig. therefore, to carry one's self away from work, to go to amuse one's self. See Port demeanor, and cf. Sport.] To play; to wanton; to move in gayety; to move lightly and without restraint; to amuse one's self.
Where light disports in ever mingling dyes.
--Pope.
Childe Harold basked him in the noontide sun,
Disporting there like any other fly.
--Byron.
Wiktionary
n. The act of one who disports. vb. (present participle of disport English)
Usage examples of "disporting".
In the previous meeting the screen had only shown maps, or what Aivas had called “sonar” readings, not these glimpses of delphinic activities, doing what he had observed them doing, disporting in the seas, most of his life.
In the previous meeting the screen had only shown maps, or what Aivas had called "sonar' readings, not these glimpses of delphinic activities, doing what he had observed them doing, disporting in the seas, most of his life.
In the previous meeting the screen had only shown maps, or what Aivas had called sonar' readings, not these glimpses of delphinic activities, doing what he had observed them doing, disporting in the seas, most of his life.
Ruth was disporting himself in the water, diving and surfacing to tail length before crashing down with great splashings and wave-makings, the fire-lizards encouraging him with shriek and buglings.
During several hours the Nautilus floated in these brilliant waves, and our admiration increased as we watched the marine monsters disporting themselves like salamanders.
These different mammals were disporting themselves in troops in the quiet waters.