6 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Frolic \Frol"ic\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Frolicked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frolicking}.] To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and gayety; to indulge in frolicsome play; to sport.
Hither, come hither, and frolic and play. --Tennyson.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Frolic \Frol"ic\ (fr[o^]l"[i^]k), adjective [D. vroolijk; akin to G. fr["o]lich, fr. froh, OHG. fr[=o], Dan. fro, OS. fr[=a]h, cf. Icel. fr[=a]r swift; all perh. akin to Skr. pru to spring up.] Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry.
The frolic wind that breathes the spring. --Milton.
The gay, the frolic, and the loud. --Waller.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Frolic \Frol"ic\, noun
1. A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and mirth.
He would be at his frolic once again. --Roscommon.
2. A scene of gayety and mirth, as in lively play, or in dancing; a merrymaking.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
frolic
noun
1: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: {play}, {romp}, {gambol}, {caper}]verb
1: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run around}, {lark about}] [also: {frolicking}, {frolicked}]From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
81 Moby Thesaurus words for "frolic": antic, beam, caper, caracole, carol, carouse, carry on, cavort, celebration, chirp, chirrup, clap hands, curvet, cut a dido, cut capers, cut up, dance, delight, dido, disport, escapade, exult, festivity, flounce, fool around, frisk, fun and games, gaiety, gambado, gambol, glory, glow, have fun, hell, high jinks, horse around, horseplay, jollification, jollity, joy, jubilate, lark, laugh, lilt, make whoopee, merriment, merrymaking, mirth, monkeyshine, monkeyshines, party, partying, play, practical joke, prank, radiate cheer, rejoice, revel, revelry, riot, roister, rollick, romp, shenanigan, shenanigans, shines, sing, skip, skip for joy, skylark, skylarking, smile, sparkle, sport, spree, tomfoolery, trick, trip, waggish trick, wassail, whistle
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
Frolic A {Prolog} system in {Common Lisp}. {(ftp://ftp.cs.utah.edu/pub/frolic.tar.Z)}. (1991-11-23)