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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
  • The pools are worth the visit alone—killer views, and plenty of space to hop around to keep the scenery fresh.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Players hopped golf cart rides to class, on the rare occasion that the class wasn’t online.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of hop
Noun
  • Deputies said suspect Viviana Rocha carried out her alleged tire-slashing spree in the 5000 block of Verdugo Way on Wednesday morning.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Liverpool finished fifth last season, despite a club-record $565 million transfer spree during the 2025 summer window.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of spree
Verb
  • Ellie the Elephant continued to bring the energy and embrace the theme, changing from her tunnel look into a basketball uniform and another set of Air Jordans to dance through the night.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The sound of the title track is reminiscent of kicking a pebble on a road or watching dust particles dancing in a shaft of light.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of dance
Verb
  • When money is tight, Sreynich skips a day or two of school to work alongside her parents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • With a 26-inch inseam option, petites can finally skip the tailor and spend that extra cash on a round of gelato instead.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 14 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
Verb
  • On the play Dart returned, the QB escaped the pocket before finding Fields in the end zone for a leaping touchdown grab.
    — Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • His first drive was highlighted by Garrett Wilson making a leaping 21-yard catch over the middle in traffic.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 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
  • Kids frolicked in the new Nikki Spoelstra Play Forest, one of the segment’s highlights, while a band played and vendors hawked food by South Miami City Hall as advocates and officials spoke at the dedication.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The linocut print depicts women and children frolicking together by the shoreline.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of frolic

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