frolic
- merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- a merrymaking or party.
- playful behavior or action; prank.
- 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.
- merry; full of fun.
Origin of frolic
Synonyms for frolic
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.comRelated Words for frolicking
cavort, gambol, caper, carouse, play, rollick, riot, romp, revel, prance, frisk, lark, spree, sportExamples from the Web for frolicking
Contemporary Examples of frolicking
Key actions: Spinning and spinning; frolicking; falling down.
Watching them frolicking on Cape Cod with their cousins, I sometimes assumed they must be immune to such feelings.
He dared reporters to chase him when he was rumored to be frolicking with a paid party girl, Donna Rice.
Falling of the grid and frolicking in some fields sounds pretty good right now.
Next thing you know she's spotted with Orlando Bloom frolicking around the enchanted wood.
Historical Examples of frolicking
Saw there another room, flame-lit, and with frolicking children.
PoemsWilliam D. Howells
They are laughing and frolicking on the grass, as they go along.
Rollo on the RhineJacob Abbott
Instead of romping and frolicking individually they play in groups.
The New EducationScott Nearing
Moreover, he seemed delighted to see us frolicking in this way.
French and Oriental Love in a HaremMario Uchard
Only they must be careful not to let their fun and frolicking give other people trouble.
StuyvesantJacob Abbott
frolic
- a light-hearted entertainment or occasion
- light-hearted activity; gaiety; merriment
- (intr) to caper about; act or behave playfully
- archaic, or literary full of merriment or fun
Word Origin for frolic
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.