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 Five, maybe six, live roaches frolicked in a cabinet under a handwash sink. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 Fast-food staples like McDonald’s became a low-cost refuge where seniors lingered over morning coffee, students gathered after school and young kids frolicked in play areas. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 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 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
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  • As the Seminole band played the alma mater song, Calhoun jumped up on the band director podium and danced to the music of the Pride of the Tribe band with Hampton.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026
  • In Chmerkovskiy’s absence last week, Dewan danced with fellow pro Alan Bersten instead.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of danced
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  • Federal district judges, even at the risk of physical threats, played a key role by throttling unconstitutional White House efforts to seize state voting records, curtail mail-in voting and manipulate the count in Alaska.
    — James D. Zirin, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • That is underscored by the fact that Democrats also certainly played a role in getting the word out about Amendment 3.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of played
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  • Gabby Williams hopped off a double-decker bus and began dancing through the streets, blowing a whistle to the beat and slapping high-fives with fans all while keeping her WNBA Finals MVP trophy safely tucked in her left arm.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • After Nicholas’ fiancée called for a doctor, two people who claimed to be physicians hopped in, taking turns administering CPR.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of hopped
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  • Physicists have now recreated this situation in the laboratory, building a three-component quantum system that displays competing magnetic correlations.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Draken’s maiden voyage took place in 2012, and a crew of 100 rowers successfully recreated the Vikings’ transatlantic crossing from Norway to Newfoundland only four years later.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2026
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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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  • Major figures such as Edie Falco, Kent Jones, and Isabella Rossellini leapt to his support, while donations to the CAC dried up, and box office receipts cratered, IndieWire reported last month.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 8 Nov. 2026
  • After of a week that saw MAGA’s political fangs knocked out by a big blue sock to jaw in the midterms, Saturday Night Live tonight leaped into the ring and started swinging from the cold open get-go.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of leaped
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  • The Knights won last year’s game 60-29 and romped in similar fashion in 2024 (68-49), 2023 (56-28) and 2022 (55-14).
    — Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This time the Eagles romped to a 40–22 win in Super Bowl LIX.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 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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“Frolicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frolicked. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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