rollick — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp.

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   But the third Emir, now seeing himself all alone on the quarter-deck, seems to feel relieved from some curious restraint; for, tipping all sorts of knowing winks in all sorts of directions, and kicking off his shoes, he strikes into a sharp but noiseless squall of a hornpipe right over the Grand Turk’s head; and then, by a dexterous sleight, pitching his cap up into the mizentop for a shelf, he goes down rollicking so far at least as he remains visible from the deck, reversing all other processions, by bringing up the rear with music.

Verb

1. To reprimand.

   Usage

   • euphemistic
   • Transitive

Verb

1. play boisterously

   Synonyms

   froliclarkskylarkdisportsportcavortgambolfriskromprun aroundlark about

   Broader terms

   play

   Examples

   The children frolicked in the garden

   the gamboling lambs in the meadows

   More examples (1)

   The toddlers romped in the playroom