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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

The girls, who frolicked in the championship confetti after UCLA’s national championship win in Long Beach, are experienced international travelers, Speraw assured.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 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 in a melancholy way, half giddy with freedom and travel, half fearful and lonely and worried, and irritated too, having gotten along in China, but as the simplest of friends.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen