Synonyms

run_around cavort romp skylark disport sport frisk rollick gambol lark_about lark

Examples

"The children frolicked in the garden" "the gamboling lambs in the meadows" "The toddlers romped in the playroom"

Used in print

A year ago today , when the Democrats were fretting and frolicking in Los_Angeles and John_F._Kennedy was still only an able and ambitious Senator who yearned for the power and responsibility of the Presidency , Theodore_H._White had already compiled masses of notes about the Presidential campaign of 1960 .

Related terms

play skylark

Synonyms

run_around cavort romp rollick gambol frisk lark lark_about disport sport skylark

Examples

"The children frolicked in the garden" "the gamboling lambs in the meadows" "The toddlers romped in the playroom"

Related terms

play sport play escapade

Synonyms

romp gambol caper play

Examples

"it was all done in play" "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

Used in print

The party at Floyd 's penthouse gave the `` chorines '' a chance for a nostalgic frolic through all those hackneyed routines which have become a classic choreographic statement of the era 's nonsense .

Related terms

diversion horseplay flirt teasing word_play game folly play play skylark caper