frolic
noun
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
had been frolicking
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past perfect progressiveof frolic.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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On Wednesday Arsenal had been largely outplayed in the first half, but dropping Mohamed Elneny deeper to become a third centre-back helped clog the pastures in which Eden Hazard had been frolicking.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2018
He had been frolicking in the shallow end for 45 minutes in both cases.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2017
When we appeared at the breakfast-table, some of the young people remarked my paleness, and said that I had been frolicking more than was good for me.
From The Haunted Homestead A Novel by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
Actually, LoD members had been frolicking harmlessly in BellSouth switches since September 1987.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
They had been frolicking about for some time, while Billy Wise was sitting down at some little distance off, watching them.
From Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days by William Henry Giles Kingston
