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rollicking
rol·lick·ing R0289600 (rŏl′ĭ-kĭng)adj. Carefree and high-spirited; boisterous: a rollicking celebration.
rol′lick·ing·ly adv.rollicking (ˈrɒlɪkɪŋ) adjboisterously carefree and swaggeringninformal Brit a very severe telling-off; dressing-down[C20: for sense 2: from rollick (vb) (in former sense: to be angry, make a fuss); perhaps influenced by bollocking]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | rollicking - given to merry frolicking; "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes"coltish, frolicky, frolicsome, sportiveplayful - full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school" |
rollicking1adjective boisterous, spirited, lively, romping, merry, hearty, playful, exuberant, joyous, carefree, jaunty, cavorting, sprightly, jovial, swashbuckling, frisky, rip-roaring (informal), devil-may-care, full of beans (informal), frolicsome, sportive outrageous, and a rollicking good read
serious, sad, unhappy, dull, gloomy, melancholy, sedate, lifeless, despondent, morose, cheerless
rollicking2noun (Brit. informal) scolding, lecture, reprimand, telling-off, roasting (informal), wigging (Brit. slang), ticking off (informal), dressing-down (informal), tongue-lashing (informal) Whoever was responsible got a rollicking.Translations
rollicking
Related to rollicking: shrewdly, uneventfulSynonyms for rollickingadj boisterousSynonyms- boisterous
- spirited
- lively
- romping
- merry
- hearty
- playful
- exuberant
- joyous
- carefree
- jaunty
- cavorting
- sprightly
- jovial
- swashbuckling
- frisky
- rip-roaring
- devil-may-care
- full of beans
- frolicsome
- sportive
Antonyms- serious
- sad
- unhappy
- dull
- gloomy
- melancholy
- sedate
- lifeless
- despondent
- morose
- cheerless
noun scoldingSynonyms- scolding
- lecture
- reprimand
- telling-off
- roasting
- wigging
- ticking off
- dressing-down
- tongue-lashing
Synonyms for rollickingadj given to merry frolickingSynonyms- coltish
- frolicky
- frolicsome
- sportive
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