frolicked

verb

past tense of frolic
1
as in danced
to play and run about happily scores of swimmers were frolicking in the ocean surf along the beach

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2
as in played
to engage in activity for amusement he would rather frolic than do yard work any day of the week

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Recent Examples of frolicked After training sessions, the dogs frolicked on the sprawling back deck that Annie had transformed into a canine playground, complete with a swimming pool. — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026 The trucks hauling the snow frolicked in the water, sending dirty gray ripples toward me. — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026 Over at the three tiers of pools during a late spring weekend visit, couples in stylish swimsuits lounged around the adult’s only pool, groups of friends sipped margs while wading in the main Mother-of-Pearl pool, and kids frolicked in the separate splash pad area. — Lizbeth Scordo, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frolicked
  1. danced
  2. played
  3. hopped
  4. recreated
  5. cavorted
  6. leaped
  7. romped
  8. capered
Verb
  • Geisel is one such figure, a man with a meteoric rise who revolutionized children’s literature and danced across many sides of political controversy.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Dance danced away with the Emmy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 July 2026
Definition of danced
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  • Kelce played a bully of a restaurant manager who fires a busboy (played by Bad Bunny).
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • She has been featured in various TV shows, including an English show called Upstairs, Downstairs (1971), and played Desdemona in Broadway’s Othello before retiring in the early 1980s, per the Walt Disney Archives.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of played
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  • Let it be known that DirecTV hopped on the flexible plan bandwagon before YouTube TV.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 9 July 2026
  • Multiple candidates have already hopped into the race to replace him, though the process for nominating a new candidate remains largely unclear.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Definition of hopped
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  • Garrod also recreated Renna’s first design, and bestseller, the gold coffee bean seashell on the walls of the space.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
  • The rig even measures the shadows between fingers and other body parts, so they can be recreated with perfect accuracy.
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Definition of recreated
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  • 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
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  • Earlier this month, Uthmeier leapt to the defense of University of Florida board chairperson Mori Hosseini, one of DeSantis’ most loyal supporters and arguably the most powerful person at the school.
    — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • Behind the Egyptian goal, a massive group of Argentines leapt and danced, singing at the top of their lungs until their throats couldn’t take any more.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of leaped
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  • Youngsters romped through the crowd, happily indulging in eggthrowing or dunking-machine antics or trying to climb to the pinnacle of a greased pole, where a $20 bill waited.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
  • In November, the president was on hand as the NFL’s Washington Commanders hosted the Detroit Lions, and the visitors romped 44-22.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Definition of romped
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  • Tiny Guna capered about barefoot, hopping on the balls of his feet.
    — Guy Trebay, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2016
Definition of capered

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