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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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