"rollicking" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more rollicking [comparative], most rollicking [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} rollicking (comparative more rollicking, superlative most rollicking)
  1. carefree, merry and boisterous Synonyms: rollicksome
    Sense id: en-rollicking-en-adj-NPh6MknT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rollocking

Noun [English]

Forms: rollickings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rollicking (plural rollickings)
  1. (UK) A scolding, a bollocking. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-rollicking-en-noun-oErGmqmd Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rollocking

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} rollicking
  1. present participle and gerund of rollick Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: rollick
    Sense id: en-rollicking-en-verb-jG3kVyeU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 12 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rollocking

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for rollicking meaning in All languages combined (3.5kB)

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