Nearby Words
rollicking
[rol-i-king] 
| Main Entry: |
rollicking
[rol-i-king]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fun-loving, lively |
| Synonyms: | antic, boisterous, carefree, cavorting, cheerful, devil-may-care, exuberant, frisky, frolicsome, glad, happy, hearty, jaunty, jovial, joyful, joyous, lighthearted, merry, playful, rip-roaring, romping, spirited, sportive, sprightly |
| Antonyms: | serious, solemn |
| Main Entry: | bask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie in glory |
| Synonyms: | delight in, derive pleasure, enjoy, indulge, luxuriate, relish, revel, rollick, savor, take comfort, take pleasure, wallow, welter |
| Main Entry: | boisterous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | noisy and mischievous |
| Synonyms: | bouncy, brawling, clamorous, disorderly, effervescent, impetuous, loud, obstreperous, rambunctious, raucous, riotous, rollicking, rowdy, strident, tumultous/tumultuous, unrestrained, unruly, uproarious, vociferant, vociferous, wild |
| Antonyms: | calm, quiet, restrained, silent |
| Main Entry: | caper |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frolic, cavort |
| Synonyms: | blow the lid off, bounce, bound, cut capers, cut loose, dance, frisk, gambol, go on a tear, hop, horse around, jump, kick up one's heels, leap, let loose, play, raise hell, rollick, romp, skip, spring, whoop it up |
| Main Entry: | cavort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frolic, prance |
| Synonyms: | caper, caracole, carry on*, cut loose, cut up, dance, fool around, frisk, gambol, go places and do things, horse around, horseplay, monkey around, play, revel, rollick, romp, roughhouse, sport |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dally/dally with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have love affair |
| Synonyms: | be insincere with, carry on, cosset, fool around, frivol, frolic, gambol, have a fling, lead on, play around, rollick, romp, tamper, wanton |
| Main Entry: | frisk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cavort |
| Synonyms: | bounce, caper, dance, frolic, gambol, hop, jump, lark, leap, play, prance, rollick, romp, skip, sport, trip |
| Main Entry: | frisky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of spirit |
| Synonyms: | active, antic, bouncy, coltish, dashing, feeling one's oats, frolicsome, full of beans, gamesome, high-spirited, in high spirits, jumpy, kittenish, larkish, lively, peppy, playful, prankish, rollicking, romping, spirited, sportive, wicked, zesty, zippy |
| Antonyms: | depressed, down, lifeless |
| Main Entry: | frolic |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have fun, make merry |
| Synonyms: | caper, carouse, cavort, cut capers, cut loose, fool around, frisk, gambol, go on a tear, kick up one's heels, lark, let go, let loose, play, prance, raise hell, revel, riot, rollick, romp, sport, spree, whoop it up |
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