frolic Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
caper; play; gambol; romp.
- it was all done in play
- their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly
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verb play boisterously
disport; rollick; cavort; romp; run around; skylark; sport; frisk; lark; lark about; gambol.
- The children frolicked in the garden
- the gamboling lambs in the meadows
- The toddlers romped in the playroom
WordNet
Frol"ic adjective
Etymology
D.Definitions
Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry. The frolic wind that breathes the spring. Milton.
The gay, the frolic, and the loud. Waller.
Frol"ic noun
Definitions
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A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and mirth. He would be at his frolic once again. Roscommon.
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A scene of gayety and mirth, as in lively play, or in dancing; a merrymaking.
Frol"ic intransitive verb
Wordforms
Definitions
To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and gayety; to indulge in frolicsome play; to sport. Hither, come hither, and frolic and play. Tennyson.