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frolicking

frolicking is the present participle and gerund of frolic.

Meaning of frolic

Verb

frolic (third-person singular simple present frolics, present participle frolicking, simple past and past participle frolicked)

  1. (intransitive) To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.
    • We saw the lambs frolicking in the meadow.
    Synonyms:
    frisk
  2. (archaic, transitive) To cause to be merry.

See all 7 meanings of frolic

Noun

frolicking (countable and uncountable, plural frolickings)

  1. The act of one who frolics.
    • He resolutely set his beard against their boyish frolickings, and often held forth like an oracle concerning the vanity thereof.1850, Herman Melville, chapter 84, in White-Jacket; or, The World in a Man-of-War, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, publishers; London: Richard Bentley, published 1855, →OCLC
    • “So, so beautiful. I'm gonna do one last roly-poly before we go. [snorting, squealing] At least I had one moment of joy in a life of drudgery. Where will the truffle hunt take us next?” “Nowhere. You're free, Jambone. I'm releasing you from nose jail.” “Really? I can stay here in this paradise and...2025 September 15, David A. Goodman, “The Trouble with Truffles” (18:04 from the start), in Futurama, season 10, episode 9, spoken by Bender (John DiMaggio)

Forms of frolicking

pluralfrolickings

Origin of frolicking

From frolic + -ing.

Questions about frolicking

What does frolicking mean?
Frolicking means the act of one who frolics.
What is frolicking the present participle and gerund of?
Frolicking is the present participle and gerund of frolic.
What part of speech is frolicking?
Frolicking is a noun.
What is the plural of frolicking?
The plural of frolicking is frolickings.

Words near frolicking in the dictionary

  1. frolick
  2. frolicked
  3. frolicker
  4. frolickers
  5. frolicketh
  6. frolicking
  7. frolickingly
  8. frolickings
  9. frolicks
  10. frolicksome
  11. frolicksomely

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