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frolic
- /ˈfɹɒlɪk/ UK
- /ˈfɹɑlɪk/ US
Rhymes with -ɒlɪk
Where it comes from
From Dutch vrolijk (“cheerful”), from Middle Dutch vrolijc, from Old Dutch frōlīk, from Proto-Germanic *frawalīkaz. Compare German fröhlich (“blitheful, gaily, happy, merry”).
The first element, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *frawaz, is cognate with Middle English frow (“hasty”); the latter element, ultimately from *-līkaz, is cognate with -ly, -like.
adjective more frolic · most frolic · frolick
- Merry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief. The frolick wind that breathes the Spring, Zephyr with Aurora playing, As he met her once a Maying There on Beds of Violets blew,
- Free; liberal; bountiful; generous.
verb frolics · frolicking · frolicked · frolick
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To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.
We saw the lambs frolicking in the meadow.
Similar: frisk
- To cause to be merry.
noun frolics · frolick
- Gaiety; merriment. the annual jubilee […] filled the souls of old and young with visions of splendour, frolic and fun.
- A playful antic. He would be at his frolic once again.
- A social gathering. He came clattering up to the school door with an invitation to Ichabod to attend a merry-making or “quilting frolic,” to be held that evening at Mynheer Van Tassel’s
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verb behave playfully and uninhibitedly
| Español | juguetear, retozar, saltimbanquear |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 浮かれ騒ぐ ukare sawagu |
| 中文 | 嫐 nǎo, 嬉戲 /嬉戏 xīxì |
| Português | retouçar |
| Français | folâtrer, gambader |
| Deutsch | scherzen |
| Italiano | scherzare |
| Русский | резви́ться rezvítʹsja, прока́зничать prokázničatʹ |
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