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lark around

lark around verb: to joke around and be silly or frivolous; to be silly to make people laugh.

Verb

lark around (third-person singular simple present larks around, present participle larking around, simple past and past participle larked around)

  1. (intransitive) To joke around and be silly or frivolous; to be silly to make people laugh.

Forms of lark around

third-person singular presentlarks around
present participlelarking around
past participlelarked around
pastlarked around

Questions about lark around

What does lark around mean?
Lark around means to joke around and be silly or frivolous; to be silly to make people laugh.
What part of speech is lark around?
Lark around is a verb.
What is the past tense of lark around?
The past tense of lark around is larked around.

Words near lark around in the dictionary

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