skylark
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skylark
- /ˈskaɪlɑːk/ UK
- /ˈskaɪlɑɹk/ US
Rhymes with -aɪlɑː(ɹ)k
Where it comes from
From sky + lark.
Verb sense 1809, originally nautical, possibly influenced by northern English dialectal term lake/laik (“to play”) (from Old Norse leika (“to play (as opposed to work)”)); see lark for details.
noun skylarks
- A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.
verb skylarks · skylarking · skylarked
- To jump about joyfully, frolic; to play around, play tricks. I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.
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noun small brown passerine bird
| Español | alondra común |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 종다리 jongdari, 노고지리 nogojiri |
| 日本語 | 雲雀 hibari |
| 中文 | 雲雀 /云雀 yúnquè |
| Português | cotovia, laverca, calandra, calhandra |
| Français | alouette des champs |
| Deutsch | Feldlerche |
| Italiano | allodola, alauda |
| Română | ciocârlie |
| Русский | жа́воронок žávoronok |
| Tiếng Việt | chiền chiện |
| العربية | قُبَّرَة qubbara |
Talk about this word "skylark." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/skylark. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. skylark. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/skylark "skylark." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/skylark.Cite this
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title = {skylark},
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