frolick

FROL'ICK, a.

Gay; merry; full of levity; dancing, playing or frisking about; full of pranks.

The frolick wind that breathes the spring.

The gay, the frolick, and the loud.

[This adjective is seldom used except in poetry. As a noun and a verb, its use is common.]

FROL'ICK, n.

1. A wild prank; a flight of levity, or gaiety and mirth.

He would be at his frolick once again.

2. A scene of gaiety and mirth, as in dancing or play. [This is a popular use of the word in America.]

FROL'ICK, v.i. To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth and gaiety.

The buzzing insects frolick in the air.