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Frolic   /frˈɑlɪk/   Listen
noun
Frolic  n.  
1.
A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and mirth. "He would be at his frolic once again."
2.
A scene of gayety and mirth, as in lively play, or in dancing; a merrymaking.


verb
Frolic  v. i.  (past & past part. frolicked; pres. part. frolicking)  To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and gayety; to indulge in frolicsome play; to sport. "Hither, come hither, and frolic and play."


adjective
Frolic  adj.  Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry. "The frolic wind that breathes the spring." "The gay, the frolic, and the loud."





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"Frolic" Quotes from Famous Books



... sort of gaiety. There was about him a lightness of spirit which often made him an agreeable companion to one single person. John Eames conceived him to be the most sprightly old man of his day,—an old man with the fun and frolic almost of a boy. But this spirit, though it would show itself before John Eames, was not up to the entertainment of John Eames's mother and sister, together with the squire, the parson, and the parson's wife of Allington. So that the earl was over-weighted ...
— The Small House at Allington • Anthony Trollope
... shore. Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream. The signals made by the naval officer were not loud, and the replies, made without the aid of any instrument, were quite feeble. One might have taken them for some frolic on the part ...
— Within The Enemy's Lines - SERIES: The Blue and the Gray--Afloat • Oliver Optic
... they were washed, undressed, and a nice warm wrapper put over their nightgown, and then fed. Afterward laid in their crib. They didn't go to sleep at once but kicked and laughed and chatted in a regular frolic. Phlegmatic babies can be easily trained. Then Marilla came down and waited on the table as Bridget sent various things up on the lift. She was a really ...
— A Modern Cinderella • Amanda M. Douglas
... were remarkably attached to these little proboscidians. An elephant cub is never better pleased than when he has as many children as he can carry upon his back, and he will even neglect his meals in order to have a frolic with his ...
— Freeland - A Social Anticipation • Theodor Hertzka
... the hard red cedar covered ridges. We had a merry chase to head them off. Edd gave them a tongue-lashing and thrashing at one and the same time. I felt sorry for the pups. They had been so full of frolic and fight. How crestfallen they appeared after Edd got through! "Whaddaye mean," yelled Edd, in conclusion. "Chasin' deer!... Do you think you're a lot of rabbit dogs?" From the way the pups eyed Edd so sheepishly and adoringly, I made certain they understood ...
— Tales of lonely trails • Zane Grey


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