Sekirov Dictionary

frolic

UK /ˈfɹɒlɪk/US /ˈfɹɑlɪk/

noun 3
adjective 2
verb 2
forms 6

noun3

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Gaiety; merriment.
- the annual jubilee […] filled the souls of old and young with visions of splendour, frolic and fun. — 1876
•
A playful antic.
- He would be at his frolic once again. — 1680
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(US, no longer used) 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 — 1820

adjective2

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(no longer used) 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, — 1645
(no longer used, rare) Free; liberal; bountiful; generous.

verb2

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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.
(no longer used) To cause to be merry.

forms

frolicked · frolicking · frolicketh · frolics · more frolic · most frolic

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