skylark

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noun

sky·lark ˈskī-ˌlärk How to pronounce skylark (audio)

: a common largely brown Old World lark (Alauda arvensis) noted for its song especially as uttered in flight

: any of various birds resembling the skylark

skylark

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verb

skylarked; skylarking; skylarks

intransitive verb

: to run up and down the rigging of a ship in sport

: frolic, sport

skylarker noun

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As far as we know, people were skylarking at sea before they were larking on land. Skylarking was originally a term used by seamen for their scampering about on the rigging of ships. The first known use of the word in print is from 1809, though the term was probably part of the sailor's vernacular before that. Lark, meaning "to engage in harmless fun or mischief," isn't attested in writing until 1813. Whether or not the meanings of these words came about from the song and/or behavior of birds is uncertain. One theory of the verb lark is that it began as a misinterpretation of the verb lake, which in British dialect means "to play or frolic."

Example Sentences

Verb couldn't resist the temptation to skylark as commencement ceremonies came to a close he spends his time joking and skylarking, but his brother is serious and industrious

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is home to a variety of wildlife, and surveys conducted in 2017 noted skylarks, ospreys, and peregrine falcons—among other birds—nesting on the base.

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2019 Numerous interlacing trails lead to the top, across meadows where skylarks breed.

Brian J. Cantwell, The Seattle Times, 10 Aug. 2017

skylarking 1 of 2

noun

as in horseplay

wildly playful or mischievous behavior the players often engaged in a bit of roughhousing and skylarking before big games

Synonyms & Similar Words

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horseplay
funning
monkeying
joking
clowning
roughhousing
tomfoolery
buffoonery
hijinks
clownery
playfulness
roughhouse
monkey business
slapstick
high jinks
boisterousness
monkeyshine(s)
foolery
jesting
rowdyism
horsing around
shenanigan(s)
cavorting
rowdiness
silliness
mischief
sporting
rambunctiousness
gamboling
roguishness
rascality
clownishness
frolicking
merrymaking
romping
nonsense
revelry
roistering
roguery
gambolling
waggery
sportiveness
frivolity
childishness
prankishness
mischievousness
foolishness
knavery
impishness
rumbustiousness
trickery
devilry
deviltry

skylarking

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verb

present participle of skylark

as in hotdogging

to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior couldn't resist the temptation to skylark as commencement ceremonies came to a close

Synonyms & Similar Words

hotdogging
showboating
reveling
revelling
horsing around
roaring
larking
cutting up
showing off
fooling around
acting up
cavorting
misbehaving
capering
gamboling
romping
carousing
clowning (around)
roughhousing
frolicking
frisking
gambolling
monkeying (around)
rollicking
carrying on
disporting
wassailing
mafficking

as in playing

to engage in activity for amusement he spends his time joking and skylarking, but his brother is serious and industrious

Synonyms & Similar Words

playing
frolicking
rollicking
sporting
disporting
dallying
recreating
entertaining
joking
cavorting
amusing
toying
gamboling
romping
relaxing
gambolling
loafing
frisking
trifling
teasing
delighting
resting
dabbling
pleasing
hanging
diverting
goldbricking
idling
jesting
dabbling
dawdling
screwing around
messing around
hanging about
puttering (around)
fiddling (around)
lounging (around or about)
bumming (around)
slacking (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

working
toiling
sweating
laboring
plodding
straining
striving
struggling
plugging (away)
slaving
drudging

单词	skylarking
释义	skylark 1 of 2 noun sky·lark ˈskī-ˌlärk 1 : a common largely brown Old World lark (Alauda arvensis) noted for its song especially as uttered in flight 2 : any of various birds resembling the skylark skylark 2 of 2 verb skylarked; skylarking; skylarks intransitive verb 1 : to run up and down the rigging of a ship in sport 2 : frolic, sport skylarker noun Did you know? As far as we know, people were skylarking at sea before they were larking on land. Skylarking was originally a term used by seamen for their scampering about on the rigging of ships. The first known use of the word in print is from 1809, though the term was probably part of the sailor's vernacular before that. Lark, meaning "to engage in harmless fun or mischief," isn't attested in writing until 1813. Whether or not the meanings of these words came about from the song and/or behavior of birds is uncertain. One theory of the verb lark is that it began as a misinterpretation of the verb lake, which in British dialect means "to play or frolic." Synonyms Verb act up clown (around) cut up fool around horse around hotdog monkey (around) show off showboat See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb couldn't resist the temptation to skylark as commencement ceremonies came to a close he spends his time joking and skylarking, but his brother is serious and industrious Recent Examples on the Web Noun Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is home to a variety of wildlife, and surveys conducted in 2017 noted skylarks, ospreys, and peregrine falcons—among other birds—nesting on the base. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2019 Numerous interlacing trails lead to the top, across meadows where skylarks breed. Brian J. Cantwell, The Seattle Times, 10 Aug. 2017 Word History First Known Use Noun circa 1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1771, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Kids Definition skylark noun sky·lark ˈskī-ˌlärk : a European lark noted for its song skylarking 1 of 2 noun as in horseplay wildly playful or mischievous behavior the players often engaged in a bit of roughhousing and skylarking before big games Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance horseplay funning monkeying joking clowning roughhousing tomfoolery buffoonery hijinks clownery playfulness roughhouse monkey business slapstick high jinks boisterousness monkeyshine(s) foolery jesting rowdyism horsing around shenanigan(s) cavorting rowdiness silliness mischief sporting rambunctiousness gamboling roguishness rascality clownishness frolicking merrymaking romping nonsense revelry roistering roguery gambolling waggery sportiveness frivolity childishness prankishness mischievousness foolishness knavery impishness rumbustiousness trickery devilry deviltry skylarking 2 of 2 verb present participle of skylark 1 as in hotdogging to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior couldn't resist the temptation to skylark as commencement ceremonies came to a close Synonyms & Similar Words hotdogging showboating reveling revelling horsing around roaring larking cutting up showing off fooling around acting up cavorting misbehaving capering gamboling romping carousing clowning (around) roughhousing frolicking frisking gambolling monkeying (around) rollicking carrying on disporting wassailing mafficking 2 as in playing to engage in activity for amusement he spends his time joking and skylarking, but his brother is serious and industrious Synonyms & Similar Words playing frolicking rollicking sporting disporting dallying recreating entertaining joking cavorting amusing toying gamboling romping relaxing gambolling loafing frisking trifling teasing delighting resting dabbling pleasing hanging diverting goldbricking idling jesting dabbling dawdling screwing around messing around hanging about puttering (around) fiddling (around) lounging (around or about) bumming (around) slacking (off) Antonyms & Near Antonyms working toiling sweating laboring plodding straining striving struggling plugging (away) slaving drudging See More
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skylark

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