Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lark around

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: lark around
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To joke around and be silly or frivolous; to be silly to make people laugh.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

larks around (present, singular) larking around (participle, present) larked around (participle, past) larked around (past)

Questions

What does lark around mean?: To joke around and be silly or frivolous; to be silly to make people laugh.

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