About The Word Frolic
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Frolic
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What's The Definition Of Frolic?
[n] gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
[v] play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the palyroom" Synonyms | Synonyms for Frolic: caper | cavort | disport | frisk | gambol | gambol | lark | lark about | play | rollick | romp | romp | run around | skylark | sport Related Terms | Find terms related to Frolic: antic | beam | caper | caracole | carol | carouse | carry on | cavort | celebration | chirp | chirrup | clap hands | curvet | cut a dido | cut capers | cut up | dance | delight | dido | disport | escapade | exult | festivity | flounce | fool around | frisk | fun and games | gaiety | gambado | gambol | glory | glow | have fun | hell | high jinks | horse around | horseplay | jollification | jollity | joy | jubilate | lark | laugh | lilt | make whoopee | merriment | merrymaking | mirth | monkeyshine | monkeyshines | party | partying | play | practical joke | prank | radiate cheer | rejoice | revel | revelry | riot | roister | rollick | romp | shenanigan | shenanigans | shines | sing | skip | skip for joy | skylark | skylarking | smile | sparkle | sport | spree | tomfoolery | trick | trip | waggish trick | wassail | whistle See Also | coquetry | dalliance | diversion | flirt | flirtation | flirting | folly | foolery | horseplay | indulgence | play | recreation | teasing | tomfoolery | toying | word play Frolic In Webster's Dictionary \Frol"ic\ (fr[o^]l"[i^]k), a. [D. vroolijk; akin to G.
fr["o]lich, fr. froh, OHG. fr[=o], Dan. fro, OS. fr[=a]h, cf.
Icel. fr[=a]r swift; all perh. akin to Skr. pru to spring
up.]
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\, n. 1. A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and mirth. He would be at his frolic once again. --Roscommon. 2. A scene of gayety and mirth, as in lively play, or in dancing; a merrymaking. \Frol"ic\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frolicked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frolicking}.] 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. |
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