rollick

verb

rol·​lick ˈrä-lik 

rollicked; rollicking; rollicks

intransitive verb

: to move or behave in a carefree joyous manner : frolic

rollick noun

Synonyms

• play
• frolic

Examples of rollick in a Sentence

an educator who realized that children need to rollick as well as to study and learn

Recent Examples on the Web

October 10, 2025 Exactly one year ago, on a brisk October evening, a few hundred people gathered on a stretch of sidewalk on Grand Street in Manhattan’s Chinatown, taking in a performance by the rollicking violinist Adrian Jusdanis of the band New Thousand. —Grace Edquist, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025

Veteran director John Llewellyn Moxie delivers a rollicking 75 minutes of pure adrenaline, leaping seamlessly from spooky set pieces (some played brilliantly without music), vampire karate fights, and solid bits of character comedy. —Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025

Wednesday’s sound is a rollicking meld of alternative country and noise rock. —Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025

Copplestone’s an admirer of Figma CEO Dylan Field and the company’s rollicking, very online user community (and Supabase helps underpin AI design tool Figma Make). —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1837, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rollick

• colic
• frolic
• moloch
• pollack
• alcoholic
• anabolic
• apostolic
• catabolic
• cytosolic
• diabolic
• diastolic
• ethanolic

Kids Definition

rollick

verb

rol·​lick ˈräl-ik 

: frolic entry 1

rollick noun