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How to pronounce frolic in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms caper, gambol, play, romp
Type of diversion, recreation
Has types dalliance, flirt, flirtation, flirting, folly, foolery, game, horseplay, indulgence, lunacy, teasing, tomfoolery, toying, word play, coquetry, craziness


their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly.
Type Words
Synonyms cavort, disport, frisk, gambol, lark, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sport
Type of play


The children frolicked in the garden.

Examples of frolic

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We even watch a right whale frolic in front of the resort just outside the reef.
From the nzherald.co.nz
In the rain forests of El Yunque, lovers can hike or frolic in lush waterfalls.
From the orlandosentinel.com
They frolic in empty boxes and stick their heads under faucet streams of water.
From the nzherald.co.nz
A cacophony of children splash, squelch and squeal as they frolic in the water.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
The women in attendance were treated to local vendors, artist, food and frolic.
From the kentucky.com
Bikini-clad female visitors frolic under the Caribbean sun in an outdoor pool.
From the canberratimes.com.au
As the sun rises earlier this month, five transient orcas frolic in Eld Inlet.
From the thenewstribune.com
We printosaurs can mourn the loss of our medium, or we can frolic in fresh clover.
From the sacbee.com
A glass wall allows owners to keep an eye on their berthed baby while they frolic.
From the cnn.com
More examples
  • Play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
  • Play: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
  • Frolic and detour in the law of torts occur when an employee (or agent) makes a physical departure from the service of his employer (or principal). ...
  • Gaiety; merriment; A playful antic; To romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly; To cause to be merry; Merry, joyous; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief; Free; liberal; bountiful; generous
  • Activities performed by an employee during working hours that are not considered to be in the course of his or her employment, since they are for the employee's personal purposes only.