friskier; friskiest
Examples of frisky in a Sentence
The kids were frisky after all that candy.
a frisky kid who keeps the class in stitches with his jokes
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The annual holiday release has also sparked controversy, resulting in the cans being pulled in 2019 because of frisky reindeer, a design that the state liquor board had not approved at the time.
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 12 Dec. 2025
Now — prior to their current three-game skid — the 14-10 Heat are looking frisky in a wide-open Eastern Conference.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Others relish the frisky sounds of sleigh bells and triumphant cascades of horns that embellish so many holiday classics.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
The zebras pranced, all frisky energy; the elephants, lumbering and mournful, trailed behind with their ancient thoughts.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 12 Dec. 2025
Now — prior to their current three-game skid — the 14-10 Heat are looking frisky in a wide-open Eastern Conference.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Others relish the frisky sounds of sleigh bells and triumphant cascades of horns that embellish so many holiday classics.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
The zebras pranced, all frisky energy; the elephants, lumbering and mournful, trailed behind with their ancient thoughts.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frisky
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“Frisky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frisky. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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