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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
Lawyers at the New York Civil Liberties Union, one of the original litigants in the stop-and-frisk case, also called for the CRT to be shuttered. — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 May 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
  • For many, discovering quaint antique shops is the impetus for hopping in the car and taking a leisurely drive.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • At the song’s core is Ferrell’s voice; powerful, emotive, hopping effortlessly to unexpected notes and corners.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hop
Noun
  • Olive and Nikki are two of four Girl Scouts whose six-week selling spree is followed in Cookie Queens.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Valeria Mongelli / Anadolu via Getty Images The previous year, a former police officer killed 36 people during a three-hour shooting and stabbing spree in the country’s northeast.
    — Nat Sumon, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of spree
Verb
  • When half of the crowd are members of other bands on the bill, dancing alongside fans, little room is left for hierarchy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The instruments and rhythms dance with Lenae’s sinuous vocals, nudging her into odd pockets, uplifting her notes.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dance
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  • Some users skip ads, but most public and private measures suggest that the vast majority of listeners catch at least some of them.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • An industry that skipped the first was never going to be ready for the second.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of skip
Verb
  • Humanoids marched, backflipped, and twirled nunchucks; robotic pandas gambolled.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of gambol
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  • This is the climactic phase of the eclipse, when the moon acts like a natural coronagraph to block the brilliance of the sun's disk, ushering in a false night in which our star's outer atmosphere can be seen leaping out from the lunar silhouette.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Harris also made a leaping catch on Grisham in center field to end the third and Ronald Acuña made a strong throw from right field with runners at second and third to prevent the Yankees from scoring in the sixth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of leap
Verb
  • 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
  • Pictures of healthy-looking people frolicking under avocado trees or whatever.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of frolic

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