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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : frol-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrɒl ɪk

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Définition of frolic

Origin :
  • 1530s, as an adjective, "joyous, merry," from Middle Dutch vrolyc (adj.) "happy," from vro- "merry, glad," + lyc "like." Cognate with German fröhlich "happy." The stem is cognate with Old Norse frar "swift," Middle English frow "hasty," from PIE *preu- (see frog (n.1)), giving the whole an etymological sense akin to "jumping for joy." The verb is first attested 1580s. Related: Frolicked; frolicking. As a noun, from 1610s.
  • noun amusement, revel
  • verb have fun, make merry
Example sentences :
  • The frolic with the child seemed to have blown away a fog from between them.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He prefers to frolic and philosophise with his prodigy on the sands.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • She still held the bit in her jaws; her frolic had only just begun.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • They were all as happy and full of frolic as all boys in the spring-time of life ought to be.
  • Extract from : « Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad » by Various
  • Beseech me from the grass; Wings frolic in the air, And graze me as they pass.
  • Extract from : « Enamels and Cameos and other Poems » by Thophile Gautier
  • They play with each other in every possible way, and frolic just as if they were in their native woods.
  • Extract from : « Rollo in Paris » by Jacob Abbott
  • With young people bent on a frolic, they could be the gayest of the party.
  • Extract from : « An American Suffragette » by Isaac N. Stevens
  • A contemptible love of fun and frolic is the ruling passion of her life.
  • Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz
  • It was music, mirth, care-free happiness and frolic personified.
  • Extract from : « Pocket Island » by Charles Clark Munn
  • The squirrel in the woods is as full of frolic and play as a kitten.
  • Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1905. » by Various

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