skylark

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈskaɪˌlɑːk/, SAMPA: /"skaI%lA:k/
• (GenAm) IPA: /'skaɪˌlɑɻk/, SAMPA: /"skaI%lArk/
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[edit] Noun

skylark (plural skylarks)

1. A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to skylark (third-person singular simple present skylarks, present participle skylarking, simple past and past participle skylarked)

1. To jump about joyfully, frolic.
2. To run about the rigging of a ship for fun.
3. (by extension) To play around in any manner, when there is work to be done.

[edit] Derived terms

• skylarker