frolic

UK: /ˈfrɒlɪk/ US: /ˈfrɑlɪk/ ,(frol′ik)

Inflections of 'frolic' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

frolics

v 3rd person singular

frolicking

v pres p

frolicked

v past

frolicked

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

frol•ic /ˈfrɑlɪk/   n., v., -icked, -ick•ing. 
n. [countable]

1. merry play;
   fun;
   playful behavior or action:
   a frolic in the park.

v. [no object]

2. to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner;
   romp:
   The family was frolicking in the snow.

frol•ic•some, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

frol•ic  (frol′ik), n., v., -icked, -ick•ing, adj. 
n. 

1. merry play;
   merriment;
   gaiety;
   fun.
2. a merrymaking or party.
3. playful behavior or action;
   prank.

v.i. 

4. to gambol merrily;
   to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner;
   romp:
   The children were frolicking in the snow.
5. to have fun;
   engage in merrymaking;
   play merry pranks.

adj. 

6. merry;
   full of fun.

• Dutch vrolijk joyful (cognate with German fröhlich), equivalent. to vro glad + -lijk -ly
• 1530–40

frol′ick•er, n. 
Synonyms

• 4. sport, revel.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

frolic / ˈfrɒlɪk/ noun

1. a light-hearted entertainment or occasion
2. light-hearted activity; gaiety; merriment

verb ( -ics, -icking, -icked)

1. (intransitive) to caper about; act or behave playfully

adjective

1. full of merriment or fun

Etymology: 16th Century: from Dutch vrolijk, from Middle Dutch vro happy, glad; related to Old High German frō happy

ˈfrolicker noun