Meaning

2 senses

  1. To behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp.

  2. (euphemistic, transitive)To reprimand.

More definitions
  • play boisterously

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Mary's giving Tom a rollicking.

    deMaria bläst Tom den Marsch.

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  2. The best entertainment came during the two weeks following Christmas—when neighbors would visit each other's homes and have rollicking house parties.

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Origin

Presumably a blend of roll + frolic; appeared 1811 as rollicking, 1826 as rollick. From b

Presumably a blend of roll + frolic; appeared 1811 as rollicking, 1826 as rollick.

From bollock.

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Forms

rollicks, rollicking, rollicked, rollicked
Base formrollick · to rollick
3rd person singularrollicks
Present participlerollicking
Past simplerollicked
Past participlerollicked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrollick
he, she, itrollicks

Past simpleLesson

all personsrollicked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave rollicked
he, she, ithas rollicked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill rollick

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words
Derivedrollickerrollickingrollicksomerollicky

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rollerrollerbladerollercoasterromajiromanceA2romanize
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