as in to hop
to play and run about happily
carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard
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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
Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Mitchell was pursued on foot by police to 63 Washington Street, where he was apprehended and frisked.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
Steve Earley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Perhaps the biggest problems are that supervisors approved as lawful 99% of stops, frisks and searches, frequently rubber-stamping behavior that clearly failed to comply with the rules.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
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Verb
He was later Mirandized, frisked and arrested — and then police searched his bag.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Mitchell was pursued on foot by police to 63 Washington Street, where he was apprehended and frisked.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
Noun
Officers handcuff and frisk Gray, removing a knife from his pocket, according to the DOJ.
—Steve Earley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Perhaps the biggest problems are that supervisors approved as lawful 99% of stops, frisks and searches, frequently rubber-stamping behavior that clearly failed to comply with the rules.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frisk
Verb
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Sometimes, Ramsden and his peers in Mississippi might hop down in the mud to lay irrigation pipe.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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But thanks to their reproductive vigor — females can lay up to 25,000 eggs in a single season — their numbers quickly hopped out of hand.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Much of Nvidia’s financing spree has gone to companies that buy its chips, leading to criticism that such circular investments are fueling a bubble.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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That efficiency was evident during his quick scoring spree on Sunday.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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At one point, the twins danced up to their father, cradling the championship trophy between their arms.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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She’s danced for pop singer Paula Abdul (who’s often credited with dancing getting to the forefront of pop music) actor Dick Van Dyke and reggaeton artist Ozuna.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Penn also skipped the Academy Award ceremony despite being a nominee in 1996, 2000 and 2002.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Staff encourage guests to skip novelty drinks in favor of classic Irish flavors.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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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
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Know Them By Their Fruits, for example, shows people and animals gamboling among fruit trees, and The Bermuda Triangle of Nacogdoches shows planes crashing into the ocean, in front of a plat of the landlocked town.—
Benjamin Lima
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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When forward Xavier Booker blocked a lay-in in the first half, Dent leaped out of bounds to save it and launched it backwards over his head, somehow directly to another teammate.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Twice, when Meredith ordered ‘Two steps stage left’ and Geoffrey moved to the right, Meredith came bounding down the centre aisle shouting ‘Left, left, ducky’ and leapt onto the apron to seize him by the shoulders and shove him into place.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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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
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Chapman persuaded Ford Motor Co. to fulfill his V-8 engine requirements and built the first of what were to become revolutionary Lotus-Fords, pencil-thin cars that looked like spiders capering through the turns.—
Mike Kupper,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2024
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Families frolicking in this Holidome surely had no idea about the mission of these nine tall gentlemen who trouped in and out.—
Bill Hancock,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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Its alabaster beaches are perfect for shelling, sunset strolls, or spotting dolphins frolicking in the surf, while nearby mangroves and estuaries teem with even more wildlife.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Frisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frisk. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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