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frolicked
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Frolicked
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frol·ic
/
ˈfrɒl
ɪk
/
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[
frol
-ik
]
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noun,
verb,
frol·icked,
frol·ick·ing,
adjective
noun
1.
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
2.
a merrymaking or party.
3.
playful behavior or action; prank.
verb (used without object)
4.
to gambol merrily; to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner; romp:
The children were frolicking in the snow.
5.
to have fun; engage in merrymaking; play merry pranks.
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adjective
6.
merry; full of fun.
Origin:
1530–40;
<
Dutch
vrolijk
joyful (cognate with
German
fröhlich
), equivalent to
vro
glad +
-lijk
-ly
Related forms
frol·ick·er,
noun
Synonyms
4.
sport, revel.
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frolic
(ˈfrɒlɪk)
—
n
1.
a light-hearted entertainment or occasion
2.
light-hearted activity; gaiety; merriment
—
vb
,
-ics
,
-icking
,
-icked
3.
(
intr
) to caper about; act or behave playfully
—
adj
4.
archaic
,
literary
or
full of merriment or fun
[C16: from Dutch
vrolijk
, from Middle Dutch
vro
happy, glad; related to Old High German
frō
happy]
'frolicker
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
frolic
1530s, as an adj., from M.Du. vrolyc (adj.) "happy," from vro- "merry, glad," + lyc "like." Cognate of Ger. fröhlich "happy." The verb is first attested 1580s. Related: Frolicked; frolicking.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Children
frolicked
on the grounds, playing football and making use of the
facility's swing sets and slides.
The dragon who lived by the sea and
frolicked
in the autumn mist was a
peaceful, playful, friendly and gentle creature.
He skipped and
frolicked
as if performing a ritual dance to celebrate the dawn.
Oil and chemical slicks in the surf where vacationers once
frolicked
.
In the chasm below us, the coy mountain stream wantonly hurdled the waterfall and
frolicked
out of sight.
As campers
frolicked
, a witch's brew began to develop in the atmosphere.
They also
frolicked
underwater to the delight of eager guests peering from the submarine portholes.
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