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verb

ˈfrisk How to pronounce frisk (audio)
Definition of frisknext
as in to hop
to play and run about happily carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard

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frisk

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noun

as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun fondly remembers the summer before he started college as one long frisk

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Recent Examples of frisk
Verb
When one of the officers began to frisk one of the men, a gun discharged, striking the officer in the leg, Bethel said. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 5 May 2026 Fox frisked Mangione at the McDonald's on East Plank Road in Altoona as he was being detained for allegedly handing police a fake ID bearing the name Mark Rosario. — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
But the federal monitor in place since that ruling has repeatedly said that even when officers conduct a legally justified stop, the subsequent frisk or more invasive search is too often not justified. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026 The officers conducted a pat frisk, allegedly finding a firearm from one suspect’s jacket, police said. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frisk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frisk
  1. hop
  2. spree
  3. dance
  4. skip
  5. gambol
  6. leap
  7. caper
  8. frolic
Verb
  • The audio of the sports stars’ heated conversation is largely inaudible, so Paul hopped online to offer his side of the story.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • As the rain began to pick up and mist rolled into the mountains, a few of us hopped in the working car to visit a cafe 4 miles down the road at a seaside campground.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of hop
Noun
  • Stocks in Asia and the United States fell Friday after technological advances announced by a Chinese artificial intelligence company intensified concerns that the AI spending spree driving this year’s market rally could be at risk.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Following a 35-minute ambient companion to ILIIAITE released a year later, Loathe have been in road-dog mode, accompanying everyone from Knocked Loose to Korn to Three Days Grace on a near-constant spree of world tours.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
Definition of spree
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  • Fans were launched into the air, beer shimmered in the sunlight as it was sprayed onto fellow fans, and dozens sang, danced and waved Mexican flags.
    — Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026
  • Across their past two albums, Yard Act injected funk bass back into post-punk to make listeners dance.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
Definition of dance
Verb
  • The horrors of what Henry has left behind — and could easily be returned to — are hardly skipped over.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • Deng skipped her title defense to play in the Evian Championship last week in France.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of skip
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  • The foundation's dogs typically eat about 10 metric tons (22,046 pounds) of dry food each year and spend their summers gamboling in the remnants of snow in the mountains before heading 40 kilometers (25 miles) down winding roads back to the kennel in Barryland.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
  • Okay, so the cow immediately finds its baby, and then there is a BABY COW gamboling in a field.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of gambol
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  • Clark made a leaping catch in the back of the end zone to trim Sierra Canyon’s lead to 21-14 with about nine minutes left.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 July 2026
  • Right fielder Jac Caglianone made a leaping catch against the right-field wall in the first inning and Lane Thomas corralled a sinking line drive with a sliding catch in the sixth.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of leap
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  • While capering around with her boss, Matty keeps looking for a private moment alone with Olympia’s luggage.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Tiny Guna capered about barefoot, hopping on the balls of his feet.
    — Guy Trebay, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2016
Definition of caper
Verb
  • This is a world of movers and shakers, and the plots have a frolicking quality that feels complementary to the Bob & Earl song that inspired the title of the first book, Harlem Shuffle.
    — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Kaia Gerber and Hailey Bieber have frolicked NYC’s streets in Repetto’s slim ballet flats and pumps.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 17 July 2026
Definition of frolic

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