frolicverb [ I ]
uk/ˈfrɒl.ɪk/us/ˈfrɑː.lɪk/present participle frolicking, past tense and past participle frolickedto play and behave in a happy way:
A group of suntanned children were frolicking on the beach.
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Energetic and lively
- a spring in your step idiom
- alive
- barnstorming
- be alive and well/kicking idiom
- be as fresh as a daisy idiom
- bounce
- frisky
- frolicsome
- fury
- go-getter
- high-spirited
- indefatigable
- lively
- playful
- refreshing
- sprightly
- spry
- supercharged
- tear into sth
- throw yourself into sth
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frolicnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈfrɒl.ɪk/us/ˈfrɑː.lɪk/mainly UK old-fashionedhappy behaviour, like that of children playing:
a harmless frolic
It was all fun and frolics until it began to pour down with rain.
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Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- a new lease of life idiom
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avid
- flap
- frisky
- frisson
- get-up-and-go
- glamour
- gusto
- shiver (up and) down your spine idiom
- sparkle
- spice
- spirit
- sprightly
- stimulation
- stir
- zap
- zest
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Pastimes - general words