frolic
Gaiety; merrimentGaiety; merriment.
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» The children frolic in the meadow, chasing butterflies.
rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesGaiety; merriment.
весе́льеvesélʹje
A playful antic.
Scherz
(US, obsolete)A social gathering.
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
Examples
4 sentencesThe children frolic in the meadow, chasing butterflies.
A hare in the forest frolics without looking back.
ruЗаяц в лесу без оглядки резвится. — AqQoyriq_1
I want to go for a frolic in the rain.
Today we're going to be making a video about the shenanigans, fun, and frolics that the lions get up to here.
deHeute drehen wir ein Video über den Unfug, den Spaß und die Spiele, welche die Löwen hier so treiben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Dutch vrolijk (“cheerful”), from Middle Dutch vrolijc, from Old Dutch frōlīk, from PrFrom Dutch vrolijk (“cheerful”), from Middle Dutch vrolijc, from Old Dutch frōlīk, from Proto-Germanic *frawalīkaz. Compare German fröhlich (“blitheful, gaily, happy, merry”).
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plural: frolicsSynonyms
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