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
Beatrix Potter’s tales about the frolics and misadventures of Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, Jemima Puddle-Duck and other animals have charmed children around the globe for well over a century.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
The hard black seeds that passed rapidly through the guts of those big, hairy beasts likely found good places to grow in the wakes of their canopy-opening frolics.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2018
“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
