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Definition of frolic verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

frolic

verb
 
/ˈfrɒlɪk/
 
/ˈfrɑːlɪk/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they frolic
 
/ˈfrɒlɪk/
 
/ˈfrɑːlɪk/
he / she / it frolics
 
/ˈfrɒlɪks/
 
/ˈfrɑːlɪks/
past simple frolicked
 
/ˈfrɒlɪkt/
 
/ˈfrɑːlɪkt/
past participle frolicked
 
/ˈfrɒlɪkt/
 
/ˈfrɑːlɪkt/
-ing form frolicking
 
/ˈfrɒlɪkɪŋ/
 
/ˈfrɑːlɪkɪŋ/
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  1. to play and move around in a lively, happy way
    • children frolicking on the beach
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFrolic is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • lamb
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    Word Originearly 16th cent. (as an adjective): from Dutch vrolijk ‘merry, cheerful’.
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