LARKING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

larking

verb

present participle of lark

as in dancing

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 larking 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

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Of course, the classic sing-along method gets kids singing and dancing at home—plus repeating the lyrics on their own might help kids remember numbers, letters, and colors even better.

— Parents, Parents, 23 July 2026
Robot maker Unitree, known for the dancing humanoid robots that have become a fixture of Chinese state television broadcasts, is also pursuing a Shanghai listing.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Definition of dancing

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For a Greek Escape Soft whites and baby blues are perfect for island hopping in the Cyclades.

— Emma Spedding, Vogue, 17 July 2026
As a recent article by Bloomberg points out, riders hopping into driverless cabs from Waymo, Tesla, and Zoox are treating driverless trips as a license to unwind.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026

Definition of hopping

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McGinley photographed models cavorting naked (always naked) through sand dunes in the Mojave Desert and pine forests in Vermont, in a frigid ice cave in upstate New York and perched above a rushing waterfall in Tennessee.

— Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Sea-facing rooms have views of passing ships, cavorting dolphins and the magnificent sunsets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026

Definition of cavorting

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Clark made a leaping catch in the back of the end zone to trim Sierra Canyon’s lead to 21-14 with about nine minutes left.

— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 July 2026
That included a nice defensive play by Randal Grichuk, who made a leaping catch at the left-field wall for the first out of the fourth inning.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of leaping

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The Knicks had piled up massive scoring margins while romping through the Eastern Conference playoffs, then were just good enough in the two games in San Antonio.

— Brian Mahoney, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
The outcome was one few anticipated, with Gray Davis romping to victory in the Democratic primary, then winning the governorship in a landslide.

— Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026

Definition of romping

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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
Nothing etches itself in your heart quite like the memory of watching a pack of energetic African wild dogs frolicking, a lioness and her cubs dozing on the Kalahari with your own kids tucked in close.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2026

Definition of frolicking

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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

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