"frolic" meaning in English

See frolic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfrɒlɪk/ [UK], /ˈfrɑlɪk/ [US] Audio: en-us-frolic.ogg [US], en-au-frolic.ogg [Australia] Forms: frolic [singular], frolics [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A frolic is a playful and lively moment of someone doing something.
    Sense id: simple-frolic-en-noun-drETwcu1

Verb

IPA: /ˈfrɒlɪk/ [UK], /ˈfrɑlɪk/ [US] Audio: en-us-frolic.ogg [US], en-au-frolic.ogg [Australia] Forms: frolic [canonical], frolics [third-person, singular], frolicked [past], frolicked [past, participle], frolicking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|frolic|k}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you frolic, you behave in a playful and lively way.
    Sense id: simple-frolic-en-verb-0pDFouq~
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