n. 25B6; verb children were capering about : SKIP, dance, romp, frisk, gambol, cavort, prance, frolic, leap, hop, jump; rare curvet, rollick.
25B6; noun
she did a little caper : DANCE, skip, hop, leap, jump, curvet, gambado.
(informal) I'm too old for this kind of caper : ESCAPADE, stunt, prank, trick, mischief, antics, high jinks, skylarking; informal lark, shenanigans.