skylark

American  

[skahy-lahrk] / ˈskaɪˌlɑrk /

noun

1. a brown-speckled European lark, Alauda arvensis, famed for its melodious song.

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verb (used without object)

1. to frolic; sport.

   The children were skylarking on the beach.

skylark British  

/ ˈskaɪˌlɑːk /

noun

1. an Old World lark, Alauda arvensis, noted for singing while hovering at a great height

2. any of various Australian larks

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verb

1. informal (intr) to romp or play jokes

Other Word Forms

• skylarker noun

Etymology

Origin of skylark

First recorded in 1770–80; sky + lark ¹

Example Sentences

Nightingale, greenfinch, grey partridge, marsh tit, skylark, nightjar and tree pipit - all Red List species - have been recorded.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2023

Frogs croak, a skylark soars above all in dazzling pianistic glitter, grasshopper warblers rattle as their names suggest, and one reed warbler enters into a rapturous contrapuntal duet with another.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2021

Thought for Today: “Who will give me back those days when life had wings and flew just like a skylark in the sky.”

From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2019

Many bird species have also been observed on the site, including the curlew, wigeon, skylark, warbler, ringed plover, and whinchat.

From The Verge • Jan. 16, 2018

Frederick whispers that in the spring, he hopes to find skylark nests in the grasses outside the school walls.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Related Words

• cavort
• frolic
• gambol
• prance