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noun

Definition of larknext
as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun the kids will have a grand lark at the carnival

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verb

as in to dance
to play and run about happily we would rather lark about in the summer than get part-time jobs

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Recent Examples of lark
Noun
Some of us are unambiguous morning larks. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Calian applied to Merrill Lynch’s mergers and acquisitions department on a lark. — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Verb
The Reting Rinpoche dispatched a search team of high lamas, who soon heard about a precocious 2-year-old who enjoyed larking inside chicken coops but also frequently spoke yearningly about making a long journey to Lhasa. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026 And it was discovered by accident, when Delap and a few team-mates were larking about in training. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lark
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lark
  1. spree
  2. dance
  3. leap
  4. caper
  5. hop
  6. romp
  7. gambol
  8. frolic
Noun
  • What might inspire someone who just graduated from probation to go on such an unfettered killing spree?
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
  • Importantly, the government said the move would be paid for by canceling plans to introduce digital ID, in an effort to reassure investors that Burnham isn’t about to go on an unfunded spending spree.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of spree
Verb
  • Part of the project staying personal meant that de Araújo wanted Claire to dance, as the character was based on her own mother who was a dancer.
    — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
  • Willis grew up as a dancer, excelling in ballet, contemporary, jazz and hip-hop, and dancing competitively at a private studio and throughout high school.
    — Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Definition of dance
Verb
  • Trafford has to react to the movement of the ball, leap up to his left and claw it away from behind him.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The second was an extended look at a chase scene where one character played by must leap from his horse into the police car — all while being chased down the highway by one of the fanged creatures.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 24 July 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
  • Acuña swung and missed and hopped on his left leg before walking tenderly back to the dugout.
    — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
  • Eventually and from a respectful distance, Ayres hopped in the water to get a better look at the whales.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
Definition of hop
Verb
  • Keegan not only rescued Newcastle from relegation in 1991-92; the following campaign his team romped to the second-division title and surged into the Premier League.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • When asked to think about singularly American art works last week, this romp through a Depression-era Mississippi sprang outta my head like Athena.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of romp
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of gambol
Verb
  • This is a world of movers and shakers, and the plots have a frolicking quality that feels complementary to the Bob & Earl song that inspired the title of the first book, Harlem Shuffle.
    — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 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 frolic

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