frolic

«frolic» in Mova's school dictionary: To play and run about in a happy, lively way — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) To play and run about in a happy, lively way. tree →

2) (noun) Lively, happy play or a fun time. tree →

sense 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 →
• Puppies were frolicking on the sand. tree →
• The otters frolicked in the river. tree →
• After school we had a frolic in the snow. tree →
• Children frolicked in the paddling pool. tree →
• The kittens frolicked with a ball of wool. tree →
• Amid the black level land they meet to frolic under the stars. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «frolic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.