Gadded

The accusation that Rachel "gadded" as much as other girls of her age was obviously an unmerited one. ❋ Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe Bell (1890)

Then Terri and I gadded about, checking the dealer's room and elsewhere before her 5pm reading, where she read "Eighteen Minutes" to a very appreciative audience. ❋ Terri_osborne (2006)

On June 1, the captain was ordered by Franklin, whom Jones had rarely seen while he gadded about town, to get back to his ship at once. ❋ 9781451603996 (2003)

And from that time onwards Major Kovalev gadded about the same as before. ❋ Unknown (1952)

Chia Cheng's departure, indulged his caprices, allowed his feelings to run riot, and gadded wildly about. ❋ Xueqin Cao (N/A)

John came home early, Meg gadded no more, and that greatcoat was put on in the morning by a very happy husband, and taken off at night by a most devoted little wife. ❋ Unknown (1921)

"And after the trull has gadded about the country with young Montagu in all manner of disguises?" he continued. ❋ William MacLeod Raine (1912)

But if it gets out that I gadded about for a day with an officer, even though he is a padre, and that we went miles out of town, there'll be some row, my boy. ❋ Robert Keable (1907)

The way you gadded around over the hills with him -- a perfect stranger -- was disgraceful; perfectly disgraceful. ❋ B. M. Bower (1905)

The rumour was spread that she had lived an irregular life in Munich, had gadded about the streets at night, contracted a number of bad debts, and flirted with all kinds of men. ❋ Jakob Wassermann (1903)

'Quiries he was making, he said, and gadded about here and there, spending a mort of time and money in making' quiries that never came to nothing. ❋ John Meade Falkner (1895)

But all sorts of ugly stories were already told about her, and she gadded round the town upon very various errands. ❋ Alexander Lange Kielland (1877)

If she had had her own way, she would have gadded about at watering-places all the year round. ❋ Robert Smith Surtees (1833)

Here's Tommy Murray "having a seat on the ball" as Hearts gadded about like Ajax against Rangers in 1972: ❋ Scott Murray (2011)

Then gadded away their busy thoughts to the Thanksgiving dinner, ❋ Lydia Howard Sigourney (1828)

Gamboling among wild flowers, gadded the honey-bee, ❋ Lydia Howard Sigourney (1828)

_ You will allow that we have gadded about enough lately: Sonna, Pakenham Hall, Farnham, and Castle Forbes. ❋ Maria Edgeworth (1808)

Mr. Godwin's faculties have kept house, and plied their task in the work-shop of the brain, diligently and effectually: Mr. Coleridge's have gossipped away their time, and gadded about from house to house, as if life's business were to melt the hours in listless talk. ❋ William Hazlitt (1804)