noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who frolics. countable, uncountable

   "He resolutely set his beard against their boyish frolickings, and often held forth like an oracle concerning the vanity thereof."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of frolic form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

playanticbeamboundcapercaper

Example

More examples

"They're frolicking naked on my bed."

Etymology

From frolic + -ing.

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