Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frolicking

/fɹˈɑlɪkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: frol-ick-ing
IPA: /fɹˈɑlɪkɪŋ/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of frolic

noun

The act of one who frolics.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He resolutely set his beard against their boyish frolickings, and often held forth like an oracle concerning the vanity thereof."
"“So, so beautiful. I'm gonna do one last roly-poly before we go. [snorting, squealing] At least I had one moment of joy in a life of drudgery. Where will the truffle hunt take us next?” “Nowhere. You're free, Jambone. I'm releasing you from nose jail.” “Really? I can stay here in this paradise and prance and frolic?” “Just stick to frolicking.” “[emotional] Thank you, Mr. Bender. You're the kindest person I've ever met.” “Really? [crying] That's horrible.”"

Etymology

From frolic + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

frolickings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

frolickingly

Rhymes With

rollicking

Questions

How do you pronounce frolicking?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹˈɑlɪkɪŋ/.
What does frolicking mean?: present participle and gerund of frolic
Where does frolicking come from?: From frolic + -ing.

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