frisk
verb (used without object)
to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic.
frisked
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past participleof frisk.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof frisk.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
friskverb (used without object)to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic.
Example Sentences
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Police stopped, questioned and frisked those suspected of carrying weapons or casing a business, dissuading the ill-intentioned from packing guns while reducing shootings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Sinclair said he was then frisked and locked in a cell.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
He was detained and frisked by officers based on the sheriff’s call to dispatchers.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
In Albany, he teamed up with Eric Adams, the future mayor of New York City, to ban the Police Department from maintaining a database of men its officers had stopped and frisked.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
The graceful creature paid no attention to the wolves, but frisked gaily at the old man’s side.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
