frolic

It’s a rare chance for the kids in this neighbourhood to play outside together, in a space big enough to frolic and safe from traffic.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

I like to go and frolic every now and then just to get out of my Valley bubble, but after Laveta I’d probably head home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

This was not the barefoot frolic I knew from picnics, not the game of lazy parabolas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

There, the boys frolic and dream amid cinder block walls.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024

They were all eating and laughing and playing such tricks out of pure frolic as might be the marvel of a king’s court.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

"A lot's happened since Alfie's been away from the Square but wherever his floral shirts go you can expect fun, frolics and, of course, the odd porky-pie," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2022

When it’s not locked, her son frolics in the playground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2020

In it, a mermaid looks at the Atlantic through a telescope as a seal frolics near her fin.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2019

And thus do the fashion week frolics — or follies, depending on your point of view — begin: in the wake of the U.S.

From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2018

“I don’t mean to act any more after this time. I’m getting too old for such things,” observed Meg, who was as much a child as ever about ‘dressing-up’ frolics.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

"It's getting beyond a joke for a small country town," Peter Hainsworth, 81, told AFP as tourists frolicked on the rolling hills nearby.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

The border collie, who’s been enlisted to shoot daily videos for French TV, frolicked up and down the carpet ahead of the opening ceremony.

From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024

These huge, nearly grown cats frolicked, racing beside our ATV as we drove the fence line and sparring on their hind legs—behavior I’d seen only in wild tigers.

From National Geographic ● Nov. 2, 2023

Gaetz frolicked in the pungent aroma of his own stench like a dog admiring its flatulence.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2023

They frolicked around, slamming into each other, breaking fortifications, and generally having an excellent time.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

We would be sipping ice-cold spritzes at cafés overlooking the Mediterranean, frolicking down cobblestone streets lined with charming boutiques, and marveling at the frescoes and marble sculptures adorning grand cathedrals.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

The city sprawl quickly gave way to stone-walled fields full of dazzling yellow rape and spring-green grass dotted with sheep and frolicking lambs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

Some videos show puppies frolicking or close-ups of squirrels, others stream loops of squishy toys enjoyed by other animals or humans.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

The frolicking angels populate concentric bands of other clouds that extend upward.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Sheed had shifted slightly, trying to escape the frolicking dust bunnies in his hiding space, and saw Otto going toward the bad guy!

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles