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/ |
- to play and move around in a lively, happy way
- children frolicking on the beach
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFrolic is used with these nouns as the subject:- lamb
Word Originearly 16th cent. (as an adjective): from Dutch vrolijk ‘merry, cheerful’.Want to learn more?
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