The kids were frisky after all that candy.
a frisky kid who keeps the class in stitches with his jokes
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This week, Kacey Musgraves is feeling frisky on a titillating new single, James Blake stretches time and space on the orchestral closer of his first independent record, and Kim Gordon fuses trap and grunge on a Play Me standout.—Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026 Dita Von Teese’s frisky show at Voltaire pays tribute to the classic showgirls (and guys) of Vegas.—Roger Kisby, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026 Each of the five seeded teams in the class could prove frisky come semifinal time.—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026 In my suite and throughout the carriages, reflective surfaces and frisky curves channeled the midcentury aesthetic of the train’s namesake, Federico Fellini’s 1960 film La Dolce Vita.—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frisky