skylark

Noun · Verb

US[skahy-lahrk]/ˈskaɪˌlɑrk/2 syllables

Synonyms: Alauda arvensis frolic lark rollick disport sport cavort gambol frisk romp run around lark about

Open English WordNet

Verb (1)skylarking

play boisterously“The children frolicked in the garden”“the gamboling lambs in the meadows”“The toddlers romped in the playroom”Synonyms: frolic lark rollick disport sport cavort gambol frisk romp run around lark aboutMore general play

Noun (1)

brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great heightSynonyms: Alauda arvensisType of larkMember of Alauda, genus Alauda

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Sky′lark′ noun

Zoology A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common species (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; — called also sky laverock. See under Lark.

☞ The Australian skylark (Cincloramphus cantillans) is a pipit which has the habit of ascending perpendicularly like a skylark, but it lacks the song of a true lark. The Missouri skylark is a pipit (Anthus Spraguei) of the Western United States, resembling the skylark in habit and song.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54