rollick

[ rol-ik ]
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verb (used without object)
  1. to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner; behave in a free, hearty, lively, or jovial way.

Origin of rollick

1
1820–30; blend of romp and frolic

Other words from rollick

  • rol·lick·er, noun

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How to use rollick in a sentence

  • Quanonshet and Madokawandock rollicked and frisked awhile before they were "called to order."

    Oonomoo the Huron | Edward S. Ellis
  • Tom had laughed and rollicked, played hooky from school, disobeyed Isaac's commandments.

    The Turtles of Tasman | Jack London
  • Over these basins rollicked and frolicked life-sized babies wrought from pink marble by no mean hand.

  • They ate and drank and rollicked as long as they had the strength; the hours passed, and dawn approached.

  • Taking its time from the chairman, the Bench rollicked with us for seventeen minutes.

    A Diversity of Creatures | Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for rollick

rollick

/ (ˈrɒlɪk) /


verb
  1. (intr) to behave in a carefree, frolicsome, or boisterous manner

noun
  1. a boisterous or carefree escapade or event

Origin of rollick

1
C19: of Scottish dialect origin, probably from romp + frolic

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