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frolicsome

[frol-ik-suhm] / ˈfrɒl ɪk səm /


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Still, it is the frolicsome rapport between the two stars that gives this comic trifle of a play its allure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Gleiberman concluded the film is "lighter, more frolicsome, less lead-footed than such clomping live-action Disney remakes as Alice in Wonderland and Beauty and the Beast".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

A pile of luggage, the vaulted ceiling of a Victorian train station, a sliding staircase and a frolicsome bookcase conjure the various settings with minimal fuss.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

She is followed by Veranica, a cheerful tween who leads a quintet of trained dogs through a frolicsome routine.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2022

I’m guided by the pure Anne within, but on the outside I’m nothing but a frolicsome little goat tugging at its tether.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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