skylark

American  

[skahy-lahrk] / ˈskaɪˌlɑrk /

noun

skylarks plural

1. a brown-speckled European lark, Alauda arvensis, famed for its melodious song.

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verb (used without object)

1. to frolic; sport.

   The children were skylarking on the beach.

skylark British  

/ ˈskaɪˌlɑːk /

noun

1. an Old World lark, Alauda arvensis, noted for singing while hovering at a great height

2. any of various Australian larks

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verb

1. informal (intr) to romp or play jokes

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• skylarker
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• skylarks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of skylark

First recorded in 1770–80; sky + lark ¹

Example Sentences

At the Skylark, I even saw one young woman who had an Edmund Fitzgerald baseball cap.

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025

Inside of the Skylark, one of the city’s venerable dive bars, a crowd of dozens looked grateful to have escaped it.

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025

Skyrora says Skylark L has the potential to be used for microgravity experiments at a lower cost than an orbital vehicle.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

Soon afterwards, she developed an infection and was moved to Skylark ward, but died from multi-organ failure.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024

She wouldn’t of been caught dead in an apron made out of a flour sack, whereas Mama had on one that still read Try Skylark Self-Rising Flour right across the chest.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Related Words

• cavort
• frolic
• gambol
• prance