[syn: frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Frolic \Frol"ic\ (fr[o^]l"[i^]k), a. [D. vroolijk; akin to G.
fr["o]lich, fr. froh, OHG. fr[=o], Dan. fro, OS. fr[=a]h, cf.
Icel. fr[=a]r swift; all perh. akin to Skr. pru to spring
up.]
Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of
pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry.
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The frolic wind that breathes the spring. --Milton.
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The gay, the frolic, and the loud. --Waller.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Frolic \Frol"ic\, n.
1. A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and mirth.
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He would be at his frolic once again. --Roscommon.
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2. A scene of gayety and mirth, as in lively play, or in
dancing; a merrymaking.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Frolic \Frol"ic\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Frolicked; p. pr. & vb.
n. Frolicking.]
To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and
gayety; to indulge in frolicsome play; to sport.
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Hither, come hither, and frolic and play. --Tennyson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
frolic
n 1: 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, frolic,
romp, gambol, caper]
v 1: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden";
"the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped
in the playroom" [syn: frolic, lark, rollick,
skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk,
romp, run around, lark about]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
Frolic
A Prolog system in Common Lisp.
(ftp://ftp.cs.utah.edu/pub/frolic.tar.Z).
(1991-11-23)