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frolicked

VERB

have fun, make merry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cavort gambol

STRONG

caper carouse frisk lark play prance revel riot rollick romp sport spree

WEAK

cut capers cut loose fool around go on a tear kick up one's heels let go let loose raise hell whoop it up

Example Sentences

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"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

Koerner and Daisy May frolicked for a while in his new office, which had a golden glow in the morning light.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

In Chicago, people who would normally be in winter gear to fight off the city’s famously bitter winter winds instead frolicked around Lake Michigan’s shores in light jackets or even shorts and T-shirts.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 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

In the nearby fields, the war elephant frolicked with Mrs. O’Leary, and children played tag around the statues of Terminus that lined the city limits.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan