frolic
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Dutch vrolijk (“‘cheerful’”), or from German fröhlich (“‘blitheful, gaily, happy, merry’”), frohlocken (“‘to rejoice, to exult’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈfɹɒlɪk/, SAMPA: /"frQlIk/
- (US) IPA: /ˈfɹɑːlɪk/, SAMPA: /"frA:lIk/
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- Rhymes: -ɒlɪk
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frolic (plural frolics)
- Gaiety; merriment.
- 1832-1888, Louisa May Alcott
- ...filled the souls of old and young with visions of splendor, frolic and fun.
- 1832-1888, Louisa May Alcott
- A playful antic.
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[edit] Verb
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to frolic (third-person singular simple present frolics, present participle frolicking, simple past and past participle frolicked)
- (intransitive) To romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.
- (transitive, archaic) To cause to be merry.
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behave playfully and uninhibitedly
