Meaning & use
Skylark
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A small brown songbird known for singing melodiously while flying high in the air; also, informally, to frolic or play about carelessly.
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A skylark rose singing above the meadow at dawn.
The sailors would skylark on deck whenever the captain wasn't watching.
A note on using this word
The verb sense, 'to skylark,' originated in 19th-century British naval slang for playful roughhousing among sailors.
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2. verb
To behave in a playful, mischievous, or frivolous way.
Stop skylarking about and finish your homework.
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