frolic
noun
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
Example Sentences
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Yuletide frolics are a key part of that strategy.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
There are spats and hugs, frolics and bonding, and not much thrust to the tale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
But even that isn’t all fun and underwater frolics.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2020
In it, a mermaid looks at the Atlantic through a telescope as a seal frolics near her fin.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2019
“I don’t mean to act any more after this time. I’m getting too old for such things,” observed Meg, who was as much a child as ever about ‘dressing-up’ frolics.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
