frolic (redirected from Frolick)

frol·ic  (frlk)

n.

1. Gaiety; merriment: fun and frolic.

2. A gay, carefree time.

3. A playful antic.

intr.v. frol·icked, frol·ick·ing, frol·ics

1. To behave playfully and uninhibitedly; romp.

2. To engage in merrymaking, joking, or teasing.

adj. Archaic

Merry.

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[From Dutch vrolijk, merry, from Middle Dutch vrolijc : vro, happy + -lijc, -like; see lk- in Indo-European roots.]

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frolick·er n.

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frolic [ˈfrɒlɪk]

n

1. a light-hearted entertainment or occasion

2. light-hearted activity; gaiety; merriment

vb -ics, -icking, -icked

(intr) to caper about; act or behave playfully

adj

Archaic or literary full of merriment or fun

[from Dutch vrolijk, from Middle Dutch vro happy, glad; related to Old High German frō happy]

frolicker  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	frolic - gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" gambol, romp, caper, play diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" coquetry, flirtation, flirting, toying, dalliance, flirt - playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest foolery, tomfoolery, lunacy, craziness, folly, indulgence - foolish or senseless behavior game - frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games" horseplay - rowdy or boisterous play teasing - playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing" word play - playing on words or speech sounds
Verb	1.	frolic - play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" frisk, gambol, lark, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, cavort, disport, sport play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl"

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frolic

verb

play, romp, lark, caper, cavort, frisk, gambol, make merry, rollick, cut capers, sport Tourists sunbathe and frolic in the ocean.

noun

merriment, sport, fun, amusement, gaiety, fun and games, skylarking (informal), high jinks, drollery Their relationship is never short on fun and frolic.

Translations

frolic [ˈfrɒlɪk] (frolicked (pt, pp))

A. N (= prank) → travesura f; (= merrymaking) → fiesta f, jolgorio m

B. VI → juguetear, brincar

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frolic [ˈfrɒlɪk]

vi [people] → folâtrer, batifoler

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frolic vb: pret, ptp <frolicked>

vi (also frolic about or around) → herumtollen, herumtoben

n (= romp) → Herumtoben nt, → Herumtollen nt; (= gaiety) → Ausgelassenheit f; (= prank) → Jux m, → Scherz m, → Spaß m

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frolic [ˈfrɒlɪk] (frolicked (pt, pp)) vi → saltellare allegramente

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frolic

v frolic [ˈfrolik]

(of children, young animals etc) to play happily The puppies frolicked in the garden. jakker يمْرَح лудувам dovádět, skotačit muntre sig tollen παιχνιδίζω juguetear hullama جست و خیز کردن karkeloida folâtrer לְהִשתוֹבֵב आमोद-प्रमोद करना skakutati, izvoditi ludorije ugrándozik, bolondozik bermain-main ærslast ruzzare, sgambettare はしゃぎ回る 야단법석하며 놀다 išdykauti, šėlioti draiskoties bermain-main dartelen leke, holde leven, more seg swawolić, dokazywać brincar a zburda, a se zbengui резвиться šantiť zganjati norčije veseliti se leka, rasa, hoppa, skutta เล่นสนุกสนาน gülüp oynama 嬉戲 гратися, пустувати اٹکھیلیاں کرنا nô đùa vui vẻ 嬉戏