frolic
verb /ˈfrɒlɪk/
/ˈfrɑːlɪk/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they frolic | /ˈfrɒlɪk/ /ˈfrɑːlɪk/ |
he / she / it frolics | /ˈfrɒlɪks/ /ˈfrɑːlɪks/ |
past simple frolicked | /ˈfrɒlɪkt/ /ˈfrɑːlɪkt/ |
past participle frolicked | /ˈfrɒlɪkt/ /ˈfrɑːlɪkt/ |
-ing form frolicking | /ˈfrɒlɪkɪŋ/ /ˈfrɑːlɪkɪŋ/ |
- to play and move around in a lively, happy way
- children frolicking on the beach
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFrolic is used with these nouns as the subject:- lamb
Word Originearly 16th cent. (as an adjective): from Dutch vrolijk ‘merry, cheerful’.