frolic
noun
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
was frolicking
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past progressiveof frolic.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The center reported that J Pod was frolicking, playing and making tight lunges together during the May 26 encounter.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022
The child in question, a boy of about four, was frolicking barefoot through the ice cream cooler in the supermarket.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2014
While Europa was frolicking with her handmaidens on the beach, he joined in their games.
From Washington Post
Waiting until His Majesty was frolicking on the sands of a Siamese beach.
From Time Magazine Archive
The wind was frolicking among the yellow leaves of the old birch trees, and a shower of thick drops fell upon us from the leaves.
From The Schoolmaster by Constance Garnett
