Funny Frolicing on a Warm Day
frol·ic
(frŏl′ĭk)n.
1. Playful behavior or merriment: fun and frolic.
2. A playful movement or act.
3. A sexual act or encounter: "his frolics with silver screen divas" (Michael Blaine).
intr.v. frol·icked, frol·ick·ing, frol·ics
1. To move about or behave playfully; romp: dogs frolicking in the park.
2. To engage in lovemaking.
[From Dutch vrolijk, merry, from Middle Dutch vrolijc : vro, happy + -lijc, -like; see līk- in Indo-European roots.]
frol′ick·er n.
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frolic
(ˈfrɒlɪk)n
1. a light-hearted entertainment or occasion
2. light-hearted activity; gaiety; merriment
vb, -ics, -icking or -icked
(intr) to caper about; act or behave playfully
adj
archaic or literary full of merriment or fun
[C16: from Dutch vrolijk, from Middle Dutch vro happy, glad; related to Old High German frō happy]
ˈfrolicker n
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frol•ic
(ˈfrɒl ɪk) n., v. -icked, -ick•ing,
adj. n.
1. merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
2. a merrymaking or party.
3. playful behavior or action; prank.
v.i.4. to gambol merrily; to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner; romp: The children were frolicking in the snow.
5. to have fun; engage in merrymaking; play merry pranks.
adj.6. merry; full of fun.
[1530–40; < Dutch vrolijk joyful =vro glad + -lijk -ly]
frol′ick•er, n.
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frolic
Past participle: frolicked
Gerund: frolicking
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
| Noun | 1. |  frolic - gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" game - frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games" teasing - playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing" word play - playing on words or speech sounds |
| Verb | 1. | frolic - play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" frisk, gambol, lark, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, cavort, disport, sport play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl" |
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frolic
verb
1. play, romp, lark, caper, cavort, frisk, gambol, make merry, rollick, cut capers, sport Tourists sunbathe and frolic in the ocean.
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frolic
noun verb1. To leap and skip about playfully:
2. To behave riotously:
Informal: hell (around).
Idioms: blow off steam, cut loose, kick over the traces, kick up one's heels, let go, let loose, make merry, make whoopee, paint the town red, raise Cain, whoop it up.
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Translations
يمْرَح
dovádět skotačit
muntre sig
vallatlema vallatlemine
ærslast
išdykauti
draiskoties
gülüp oynama
frolic
[ˈfrɒlɪk] (frolicked (pt, pp))
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frolic
vb: pret, ptp <frolicked>
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
frolic
(ˈfrolik) verb – past tense, past participle ˈfrolicked –(of children, young animals etc) to play happily. The puppies frolicked in the garden. jakker يمْرَح лудувам brincar dovádět, skotačit tollen muntre sig παιχνιδίζω juguetear hullama جست و خیز کردن karkeloida folâtrer לְהִשתוֹבֵב आमोद-प्रमोद करना skakutati, izvoditi ludorije ugrándozik, bolondozik bermain-main ærslast ruzzare, sgambettare はしゃぎ回る 야단법하며 놀다 išdykauti, šėlioti draiskoties bermain-main dartelen leke, holde leven, more seg swawolić, dokazywać خوښى كول: لوبه، خوښى، ښادى brincar a zburda, a se zbengui резвиться šantiť zganjati norčije veseliti se leka, rasa, hoppa, skutta เล่นสนุกสนาน gülüp oynama 嬉戲 гратися, пустувати اٹکھیلیاں کرنا nô đùa vui vẻ 嬉戏
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