Meaning & use

Frolics

noun·Everyday

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Playful, carefree activities or bouts of merry play.

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The reunion included frolics on the beach, from volleyball to sandcastle contests.

Their childhood was full of frolics in the meadow behind the house.

A note on using this word

Also used as a verb, as in 'the lamb frolics in the field,' meaning to play or leap about joyfully.

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Another way to use it

2. verb

Plays or moves about cheerfully and energetically in a carefree way.

The otter frolics in the river every afternoon.

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