frolic
[ frol-ik ]
/ ˈfrɒl ɪk /
noun
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
a merrymaking or party.
playful behavior or action; prank.
verb (used without object), frol·icked, frol·ick·ing.
to gambol merrily; to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner; romp: The children were frolicking in the snow.
to have fun; engage in merrymaking; play merry pranks.
adjective
merry; full of fun.
Nearby words
Origin of frolic
Related formsfrol·ick·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for frolicking
frolic
/ (ˈfrɒlɪk) /
noun
a light-hearted entertainment or occasion
light-hearted activity; gaiety; merriment
verb -ics, -icking or -icked
(intr) to caper about; act or behave playfully
adjective
archaic, or literary full of merriment or fun
Derived Formsfrolicker, noun
Word Origin for frolic
C16: from Dutch vrolijk, from Middle Dutch vro happy, glad; related to Old High German frō happy
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Word Origin and History for frolicking
frolic
1530s, as an adjective, "joyous, merry," from Middle Dutch vrolyc (adj.) "happy," from vro- "merry, glad," + lyc "like." Cognate with German fröhlich "happy." The stem is cognate with Old Norse frar "swift," Middle English frow "hasty," from PIE *preu- (see frog (n.1)), giving the whole an etymological sense akin to "jumping for joy." The verb is first attested 1580s. Related: Frolicked; frolicking. As a noun, from 1610s.
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