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larking around

larking around is the present participle and gerund of lark around.

Meaning of lark around

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.

Questions about larking around

What is larking around the present participle and gerund of?
Larking around is the present participle and gerund of lark around.

Words near larking around in the dictionary

  1. Larkin
  2. Larkinesque
  3. larkiness
  4. larking
  5. larking about
  6. larking around
  7. larkingly
  8. larkings
  9. Larkinian
  10. Larkinism
  11. Larkinist

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