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larked

larked is the simple past and past participle of lark.

Meaning of lark

Verb (1)

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

  1. (intransitive) To catch larks (a type of bird).
    • to go larking

Verb (2)

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

  1. To sport, engage in harmless pranking.
    • [T]hey laugh at us old boys,” thought old Pendennis. And he was not far wrong; the times and manners which he admired were pretty nearly gone—the gay young men “larked” him irreverently […]1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 68, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
  2. To frolic, engage in carefree adventure.

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Phrases with larked

Questions about larked

What is larked the simple past and past participle of?
Larked is the simple past and past participle of lark.

Words near larked in the dictionary

  1. lark-heel
  2. lark-plover
  3. lark-plovers
  4. Larkana
  5. Larkana Division
  6. larked
  7. larked about
  8. larked around
  9. larker
  10. larkers
  11. Larkey

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