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frolic Definition

frolic (frälik)

adjective

Archaic full of fun and pranks; merry

Etymology: Du vroolijk < MDu vrō, merry, akin to Ger froh, prob. < IE base *preu-, to leap > frog

noun

  1. a playful trick; prank
  2. a lively party or game
  3. merriment; gaiety; fun

intransitive verb -·icked, -·ick·ing

  1. to make merry; have fun
  2. to play or romp about in a happy, carefree way

frolic Related Forms

frol·icker noun

frolic Synonyms

frolic

n.

  1. Gaiety

    joviality, fun, play; see merriment 2.

  2. Playful action

    prank, lark, trick, antic; see joke 1.

frolic Synonyms

frolic

v.

caper, gambol, frisk; see play 1, 2.

frolic Law Definition

n

In tort law: of an employee, that he or she, during business hours, deviated from the scope of employment to the extent that the employer will not be held responsible for harm resulting from the employee’s actions. The term typically refers to circumstances in which the employee pursued a personal interest during the hours of employment.

frolic Usage Examples

Preposition: on

street: Try to involve groups and individuals to provide and enjoy fun and frolics on the streets and open spaces of our community.

Adjective modifier

  • festive: Expect to see festive frolics involving our own ZEEB?
  • feisty: Feisty frolics in a spare moment - how many legs in this picture?
  • drunken: The romances, the drunken frolics and the laughter are just as important as the squabbles - probably more so.
  • legislative: It would destroy the concept of the Union if member states could go off on legislative frolics of their own.

Modifying Another Word

  • freely: There are meadows and hills for all to frolic freely, and plenty of food water and sunshine.
  • about: Kirk never wore green tights and frolicked about in Sherwood Forest.
  • happily: Dive boats travel out to a coral reef where up to 200 Spinner dolphins will frolic happily with divers of all standards.

Noun used with modifier

ether: Ether Frolics is a devious show it's frighteningly simple and far from safe.

Followed by a transitive particle

around: Hundreds of Sykes monkeys frolic around the course, which gives the Windsor Golf a real African flavor.

Preposition: in

  • water: Otters frolic in the still waters of the Loch, often putting in an appearance on the rising tide.
  • pool: Holly-May and Benjamin frolicked in the pool and made friends with other children.
  • sun: The weather is beautiful and I made sure I went out early, alone and frolicked in the midday sun.
  • sea: The soul singer knocks the spots off other sunbathers as she frolics in the sea while on holiday in Barbados.

Followed by an intransitive particle

around: Once the animal of the west is safely tamed, man could frolic around with eastern monsters.

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