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frol·ic Audio pronunciation of "Frolic" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (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.


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

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Frolic

n : 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" [syn: play, romp, gambol, caper] v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about]