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frisked

verb

past tense of frisk
as in hopped
to play and run about happily carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard

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Recent Examples of frisked Shortly after, a police officer read Mangione his Miranda rights before he was frisked and handcuffed behind his back. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 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 Mitchell was pursued on foot by police to 63 Washington Street, where he was apprehended and frisked. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025 Some detainees were ordered to put their hands up against a bus as they were frisked and then shackled around their hands, ankles and waist. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frisked
  1. hopped
  2. danced
  3. leaped
  4. skipped
  5. capered
  6. cavorted
  7. frolicked
  8. gamboled
Verb
  • Feminist Gloria Steinem, who died last week, hopped in a bunny suit so other women writers could leap.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Two summers ago, the internet received the gift of Raygun, an Australian breakdancer who kangaroo-hopped her way into the 2024 Paris Olympics.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of hopped
Verb
  • The new Manchester City manager had already danced down the touchline to celebrate in front of the joyous away fans as soon as referee Michael Oliver blew the final whistle on a game that City had no right to win.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • And in probably the most effervescent victory of the meet, Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi danced, clapped and leaped his way to victory in the high jump.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of danced
Verb
  • And in probably the most effervescent victory of the meet, Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi danced, clapped and leaped his way to victory in the high jump.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Except Diggs leapt and hugged the goalpost after the score — drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaped
Verb
  • Wilson skipped a pass to Adams, who sent a wobbler to Kenny Golladay for a 34-yard completion.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • After many other high-profile titles skipped this year’s edition, McDonagh’s film felt like the only obvious Oscar player in the bunch.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of skipped
Verb
  • Tiny Guna capered about barefoot, hopping on the balls of his feet.
    — Guy Trebay, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2016
Definition of capered
Verb
  • The sight of Howe leading his players around the ground as Sunderland cavorted in front of their supporters, high in level seven, was excruciating.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of cavorted
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
  • 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 frolicked
Verb
  • Humanoids marched, backflipped, and twirled nunchucks; robotic pandas gambolled.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Artisans invited us into their workrooms, where the creatures gamboled on tables and spilled out across every surface, awaiting coats of paint.
    — Te-Ping Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2021
Definition of gamboled

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“Frisked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frisked. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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