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Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : lahrk
Phonetic Transcription : lɑrk



Definition of larking

Origin :
  • "fun, frolicking," 1813, from present participle of lark (v.); see lark (n.2).
  • As in jolly : adj laughing, joyful
  • As in jovial : adj happy
  • As in merry : adj very happy; festive
  • As in mirthful : adj merry
  • As in revel : verb take pleasure; celebrate
  • As in romp : verb have fun, enjoy oneself
  • As in roister : verb revel
  • As in fool around : verb waste time
  • As in frisk : verb cavort
  • As in frolic : verb have fun, make merry
  • As in gambol : verb tumble playfully
  • As in horse around : verb fool around
Example sentences :
  • There he was, larking with Miss Harris, but I took no notice of him at all. '
  • Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
  • The crew, too, had taken it in the spirit of larking––at first.
  • Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan
  • They understood perfectly the uncertain temper of "larking" woodsmen.
  • Extract from : « The Rainy Day Railroad War » by Holman Day
  • In the morning, however, he was up singing and larking round the house.
  • Extract from : « Sons and Lovers » by David Herbert Lawrence
  • She and the young one have gone off larking, for wild flowers, I believe.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • I have said that larking met with more than toleration—with sympathy.
  • Extract from : « From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life » by Captain A. T. Mahan
  • Did you two get larking yesterday and drop the letter on your way to the post?
  • Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow, Second Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • "Dick and Alec larking again," observed the Commander dryly.
  • Extract from : « The Great Airship. » by F. S. Brereton
  • We thought it was a cat at first, and then I thought there was no one there, and I was just larking.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Treasure Seekers » by E. Nesbit
  • No breaking of rules, no larking, no wearing of civilian dress.
  • Extract from : « The Children of Alsace » by Ren Bazin

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