frisking

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frisking

/ˈfɹɪskɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɪskɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of frisk

noun friskings

The act or an instance of checking someone's clothes and body for weapons or contraband.
Similar: frisk, patdown
The action or motion of one who frisks; a gambol. They are no longer to be amused according to custom, as a mob with the cant of a mountebank, and the leapings, friskings, gambols, and stale jests of tumblers and clowns.

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@misc{frisking_2026,
  title = {frisking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frisking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}