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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rol•lick•ing (rol′i king),USA pronunciation adj. - carefree and joyous:They had a rollicking good time.
- swaggering;
boisterous. rol′lick•ing•ly, adv. rol′lick•ing•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . jolly, hearty, merry, gay, exuberant.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rollicking /ˈrɒlɪkɪŋ/ adj - boisterously carefree and swaggering
rollicking /ˈrɒlɪkɪŋ/ n - Brit informal a very severe telling-off; dressing-down
Etymology: 20th Century: from rollick (vb) (in former sense: to be angry, make a fuss); perhaps influenced by bollocking WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rol•lick /ˈrɑlɪk/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to move or act in a carefree and happy or noisy and excited manner.
rol•lick•ing, adj.: a rollicking good time. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rol•lick (rol′ik),USA pronunciation v.i. - to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner;
behave in a free, hearty, gay, or jovial way.
- blend of, blended romp and frolic 1820–30
rol′lick•er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rollick /ˈrɒlɪk/ vb - (intransitive) to behave in a carefree, frolicsome, or boisterous manner
n - a boisterous or carefree escapade or event
Etymology: 19th Century: of Scottish dialect origin, probably from romp + frolic |