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Pronunciation : Frol"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [D. vroolijk; akin to G. fr?lich, fr. froh, OHG. fr, Dan. fro, OS. fr, cf. Icel. fr swift; all perh. akin to Skr. pru to spring up.]
Definition : Defn: Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry. The frolic wind that breathes the spring. Milton. The gay, the frolic, and the loud. Waller.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Frol"ic
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and mirth. He would be at his frolic once again. Roscommon.

2. A scene of gayety and mirth, as in lively play, or in dancing; a merrymaking.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Frol"ic
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and gayety; to indulge in frolicsome play; to sport. Hither, come hither, and frolic and play. Tennyson.

i. [imp. & p. p. Frolicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Frolicking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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