rollick
Syllables: rol·lick/ˈɹɒlɪk/US/ˈɹɑlɪk/
rollick verb: to behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp. Also the alternative form of rowlock.
Verb (1)
rollick (third-person singular simple present rollicks, present participle rollicking, simple past and past participle rollicked)
- To behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp.
- But the third Emir, now seeing himself all alone on the quarter-deck, seems to feel relieved from some curious restraint; for, tipping all sorts of knowing winks in all sorts of directions, and kicking off his shoes, he strikes into a sharp but noiseless squall of a hornpipe right over the Grand...1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 34, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 163
Verb (2)
rollick (third-person singular simple present rollicks, present participle rollicking, simple past and past participle rollicked)
- To reprimand.
Also used as
rollick is also the alternative form of rowlock.
Forms of rollick
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | rollicks |
| present participle | rollicking |
| past participle | rollicked |
| past | rollicked |
| alternative form | rollock |
| Noun | |
| plural | rollicks |
Origin of rollick
Presumably a blend of roll + frolic; appeared 1811 as rollicking, 1826 as rollick.
From bollock.
Words formed from rollick
Words that rhyme with rollick
Questions about rollick
- What does rollick mean?
- Rollick means to behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp.
- What part of speech is rollick?
- Rollick is a verb.
- How do you pronounce rollick?
- Rollick is pronounced /ˈɹɑlɪk/ (US).
- What is the past tense of rollick?
- The past tense of rollick is rollicked.
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