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# frolic

verb (frolic, frolics, frolicked, frolicking); noun (a frolic, frolics)

«frolic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To play and run about in a happy, lively way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frolic/#m1)
2. (noun) Lively, happy play or a fun time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frolic/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used for young animals and children: lambs frolic in spring fields, puppies frolic on the beach. In The Wind in the Willows the animals frolic in the summer river. In stories, frolic shows carefree joy.

### Examples

- The lambs frolicked in the spring sunshine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frolic/#x1)
- Puppies were frolicking on the sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frolic/#x2)
- The otters frolicked in the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frolic/#x3)
- After school we had a frolic in the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frolic/#x4)
- Children frolicked in the paddling pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frolic/#x5)
- The kittens frolicked with a ball of wool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frolic/#x6)
- Amid the black level land they meet to frolic under the stars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frolic/#x7)

### Note

Spelling trap: add a k before -ed and -ing: frolicked, frolicking (not «frolicing»). Same rule: picnic → picnicked, panic → panicked.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «frolic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frolic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«frolic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/frolic.html) on Mova free.