"lark around" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: larks around [present, singular, third-person], larking around [participle, present], larked around [participle, past], larked around [past]
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  1. (intransitive) To joke around and be silly or frivolous; to be silly to make people laugh. Tags: intransitive
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