FROLIC (frolicked, frolicking)

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Irregular inflected forms: frolicked    , frolicking   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does frolic mean? 

• FROLIC (noun)
  The noun FROLIC has 1 sense:

1. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

  Familiarity information: FROLIC used as a noun is very rare.

• FROLIC (verb)
  The verb FROLIC has 1 sense:

1. play boisterously

  Familiarity information: FROLIC used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FROLIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

caper; frolic; gambol; play; romp

Context example:

their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly

Hypernyms ("frolic" is a kind of...):

diversion; recreation (an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "frolic"):

coquetry; dalliance; flirt; flirtation; flirting; toying (playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest)

craziness; folly; foolery; indulgence; lunacy; tomfoolery (foolish or senseless behavior)

game (frivolous or trifling behavior)

horseplay (rowdy or boisterous play)

teasing (playful vexation)

word play (playing on words or speech sounds)

Derivation:

frolic (play boisterously)

• FROLIC (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they frolic    ... he / she / it frolics   
Past simple: frolicked   
Past participle: frolicked   
-ing form: frolicking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Play boisterously

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

cavort; disport; frisk; frolic; gambol; lark; lark about; rollick; romp; run around; skylark; sport

Context example:

The toddlers romped in the playroom

Hypernyms (to "frolic" is one way to...):

play (be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

frolic (gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement)

 Context examples 

I promised to do so, but left the door open and enjoyed the fun as much as they did, for a more glorious frolic I never witnessed.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

I have not been to the rooms this age, nor to the play, except going in last night with the Hodges, for a frolic, at half price: they teased me into it; and I was determined they should not say I shut myself up because Tilney was gone.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

The languid loungers of St. James’s were also the yachtsmen of the Solent, the fine riders of the shires, and the hardy fighters in many a wayside battle and many a morning frolic.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

What’s that to me? said the little man; you have had your frolic, now I’ve a mind to be merry myself; and he began, singing and shouting as loud as he could.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

Everything supplied an amusement to the high glee of William's mind, and he was full of frolic and joke in the intervals of their higher-toned subjects, all of which ended, if they did not begin, in praise of the Thrush, conjectures how she would be employed, schemes for an action with some superior force, which (supposing the first lieutenant out of the way, and William was not very merciful to the first lieutenant) was to give himself the next step as soon as possible, or speculations upon prize-money, which was to be generously distributed at home, with only the reservation of enough to make the little cottage comfortable, in which he and Fanny were to pass all their middle and later life together.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

At first they played keep-house, and frolicked over it like children.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

I'll show you how, for I've studied you while we were frolicking, and I'm not at all satisfied with you.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

We are man and woman now, with sober work to do, for playtime is over, and we must give up frolicking.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

"Dear fellows! It does my heart good to see them forget business and frolic for a day," answered Jo, who now spoke in a maternal way of all mankind.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

"What makes my legs go, Dranpa?" asked the young philosopher, surveying those active portions of his frame with a meditative air, while resting after a go-to-bed frolic one night.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)