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[ rol-i-king ] / ˈrɒl ɪ kɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rollicking ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecarefree and joyous: They had a rollicking good time. swaggering; boisterous. Origin of rollickingFirst recorded in 1805–15; rollick + -ing2 SYNONYMS FOR rollicking1 jolly, hearty, merry, gay, exuberant. SEE SYNONYMS FOR rollicking ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM rollickingrol·lick·ing·ly, adverbrol·lick·ing·ness, nounWords nearby rollickingroller towel, Rolle's theorem, roll film, rolliche, rollick, rollicking, rollicksome, roll in, rolling, rolling bearing, rolling boil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rollicking“Adelie penguins are the most lovable, rollicking, comical kind,” the story read. Lovable ‘Madagascar’ Penguins Are Known to Rape and Torture in Real Life|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Game of Thrones may be rollicking fantasy, but beneath its bloody surface it is also about our dysfunctional political system. Daenerys Goes to Washington: The Modern Politics of ‘Game of Thrones’|Jedediah Purdy|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST The press release touting the event promised a rollicking good time: “Tea Party Rocks Washington.” Tea Party Is 5! No More Tantrums?|Michelle Cottle|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST The author of the rollicking spy novel Angelmaker, just out in paperback, tells us why reading novels is difficult for him. Book Bag: What Nick Harkaway Is Reading|Nick Harkaway|November 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“We had a rollicking time in the south of France for several months,” Cannon said, noting Sue visited the set several times. Death of a Hollywood Superagent|Lorenza Muñoz|October 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST He carried the marks of his calling in the devil-may-care poise of his body, in his clothing, in his rollicking Irish eyes. The Trail of Conflict|Emilie Baker Loring Though he tried to make them rollicking and merry, he succeeded only in giving a number of doleful whines. The Tale of Bobby Bobolink|Arthur Scott Bailey I am not one to sit upon the shore and write you poetry (of the kind that is described as rollicking) about it. Then all at once he laughed,--a rollicking, merry laugh,--and threw off his furious manner as one does an old coat. Master Skylark|John Bennett There were already about twenty rollicking boys hitched on, when one little fellow dropped off behind. Moody's Stories|Dwight Lyman Moody
British Dictionary definitions for rollicking (1 of 2)
adjectiveboisterously carefree and swaggering British Dictionary definitions for rollicking (2 of 2)
nounBritish informal a very severe telling-off; dressing-down Word Origin for rollickingC20: from rollick (vb) (in former sense: to be angry, make a fuss); perhaps influenced by bollocking Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rollickingjoyous, joyful, spirited, merry, boisterous, sprightly, jaunty, lighthearted, antic, romping, cavorting, carefree, cheerful, devil-may-care, exuberant, frisky, frolicsome, glad, happy, hearty |