rollick

verb

rol·​lick ˈrä-lik How to pronounce rollick (audio)
rollicked; rollicking; rollicks

intransitive verb

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

Examples of rollick in a Sentence

an educator who realized that children need to rollick as well as to study and learn
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The rollicking mode established by House of Guinness’s opening is very much of a piece with the rest of Knight’s career. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025 Created by prolific Christian writers Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins — with a healthy dose of inspiration from the A Thief in the Night series — Left Behind is a rollicking, years-spanning action-adventure series. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025 His lightning guitar work — alongside a mandolinist, fiddler, upright-bassist and banjo player who are not too shabby on their respective strings themselves — delivered a rollicking half-hour that gave the fans in the bleachers plenty to dance to. Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025 The film features an all-star exploitation cast — including genre stalwart Barbara Steele and adult film actor Marilyn Chambers in a rare mainstream role — at their best, working from a script packed with potent ideas but which never slows its rollicking pace. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rollick

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rollick was circa 1837

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“Rollick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollick. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

rollick

verb
rol·​lick ˈräl-ik How to pronounce rollick (audio)
rollick noun
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