Frolic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

play boisterously

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈɑːlɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈɒlɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈɒlɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈɑːlɪk/.

Examples

it was all done in play
their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly
The children frolicked in the garden

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gambol rollick romp caper run around lark cavort skylark sport frisk lark about play disport

Parts of Speech

noun	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement “it was all done in play”
verb	play boisterously “The children frolicked in the garden”

Word Forms

play	verb	engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
frolic	verb	play boisterously
romp	verb	play boisterously
gambol	verb	play boisterously
caper	verb	jump about playfully
frolic	noun	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
lark	noun	any carefree episode
sport	noun	an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
gambol	noun	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
romp	noun	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
romper	noun	a person who romps or frolics

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Scherz

fröhliche oder unbeschwerte Freizeitbeschäftigung zur Abwechslung oder Unterhaltung

🇫🇷French

gambader

activité récréative gaie ou légère pour se divertir ou s'amuser

🇪🇸Spanish

fiesta

Actividad recreativa alegre o alegre para diversión o entretenimiento.

🇮🇹Italian

scherzare

attività ricreativa gaia o spensierata a scopo di svago o divertimento

🇳🇱Dutch

stoeien

homoseksuele of luchtige recreatieve activiteit voor afleiding of amusement

🇵🇹Portuguese

brincar

atividade recreativa alegre ou alegre para diversão ou diversão

🇷🇺Russian

резвиться

веселое или беззаботное развлечение для развлечения или развлечения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उल्लास

मनोरंजन या मनोरंजन के लिए समलैंगिक या हल्की-फुल्की मनोरंजक गतिविधि

🇧🇩Bengali

উল্লাস

বিমুখতা বা বিনোদনের জন্য সমকামী বা হালকা-হৃদয়ের বিনোদনমূলক কার্যকলাপ

🇮🇳Tamil

உல்லாசமாக

ஓரினச்சேர்க்கையாளர் அல்லது இலகுவான மனதுடன் கூடிய பொழுதுபோக்கு செயல்பாடுகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉల్లాసంగా

మళ్లింపు లేదా వినోదం కోసం స్వలింగ సంపర్కులు లేదా తేలికైన వినోద కార్యకలాపాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंद

वळवणे किंवा करमणुकीसाठी समलिंगी किंवा हलके-फुलके मनोरंजक क्रियाकलाप

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેલમાં નાચવું

ડાયવર્ઝન અથવા મનોરંજન માટે ગે અથવા હળવા દિલની મનોરંજન પ્રવૃત્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಲ್ಲಾಸ

ತಿರುವು ಅಥವಾ ಮನೋರಂಜನೆಗಾಗಿ ಸಲಿಂಗಕಾಮಿ ಅಥವಾ ಲಘು ಹೃದಯದ ಮನರಂಜನಾ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉല്ലസിക്കുക

വഴിതിരിച്ചുവിടുന്നതിനോ വിനോദത്തിനോ വേണ്ടിയുള്ള സ്വവർഗ്ഗാനുരാഗം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഹൃദയസ്പർശിയായ വിനോദ പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰਲਾਪ

ਡਾਇਵਰਸ਼ਨ ਜਾਂ ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ ਲਈ ਸਮਲਿੰਗੀ ਜਾਂ ਹਲਕੇ ਦਿਲ ਦੀਆਂ ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀਆਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہلچل

موڑ یا تفریح کے لیے ہم جنس پرست یا ہلکے دل کی تفریحی سرگرمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嬉戏的

用于消遣或娱乐的同性恋或轻松的娱乐活动

🇯🇵Japanese

戯れる

気晴らしや娯楽のための同性愛者または気楽なレクリエーション活動

🇰🇷Korean

장난치며 놀다

기분 전환이나 오락을 위한 게이 또는 가벼운 마음의 레크리에이션 활동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vui chơi

hoạt động giải trí đồng tính nam hoặc vui vẻ để chuyển hướng hoặc giải trí

🇹🇭Thai

สนุกสนาน

กิจกรรมสันทนาการสำหรับเกย์หรือเบาสมองเพื่อความบันเทิงหรือความบันเทิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersenda gurau

aktivitas rekreasi gay atau ringan untuk pengalihan atau hiburan

🇵🇭Filipino

nagsasaya

bakla o magaan ang loob na aktibidad sa libangan para sa diversion o libangan

🇲🇾Malay

bermain-main

gay atau aktiviti rekreasi ringan untuk lencongan atau hiburan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرح

نشاط ترفيهي مثلي الجنس أو خفيف القلب للتحويل أو التسلية

🇮🇷Persian

شادی کردن

فعالیت های تفریحی همجنس گرا یا سبک دل برای انحراف یا سرگرمی

🇹🇷Turkish

eğlence

oyalanma veya eğlence için gey veya hafif yürekli eğlence etkinliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִשְׁתוֹבֵב

פעילות פנאי הומו או קלילה להסחה או שעשוע

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