- present participle of frolic.
frolicking
Example Sentences
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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 Dodgers easily swept the best-of-three duel with the overmatched Reds on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium with a frolicking 8-4 victory … just in time to uneasily hike into the home of heated hardball.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025
The layered effect is magical—as if the vessel were malleable, atmospheric, and the figures were frolicking within its translucent skin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025
In the cracking, frolicking flames I saw the face of Narciso.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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