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Word entry · 6 letters

frolic

Best crossword clue

"Merry romp"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɹɒlɪk/Part of speech noun, verbSorted cfilorStarts with FEnds with C2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

Word origin

From Dutch vrolijk (“cheerful”), from Middle Dutch vrolijc, from Old Dutch frōlīk, from Proto-Germanic *frawalīkaz. Compare German fröhlich (“blitheful, gaily, happy, merry”).

Used in a sentence

  • The frolick wind that breathes the Spring, Zephyr with Aurora playing, As he met her once a Maying There on Beds of Violets blew,
  • For women, born to be controul’d, Stoop to the forward and the bold, Affect the haughty and the proud, The gay, the frollick, and the loud.
  • You meet him at the tables and conversations of the wise, the impertinent, the grave, the frolic, and the witty; [...]

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Merry romp6 letters
02Play merrily6 letters

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