skylarking

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skylarking

/ˈskʌɪlɑːkɪŋ/ UK

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From skylark + -ing.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of skylark

noun skylarkings

countable, uncountable Playing around; frolicking; originally, running about the rigging of a vessel for fun; horseplay. […] those gods and men whose titles to eminence are secure, seldom worry themselves about the seditious gossip of old apple-women, and the skylarkings of funny little boys in the street.

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noun horseplay

Français	chahut

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@misc{skylarking_2026,
  title = {skylarking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skylarking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}