as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun
enjoying a summer rollick before knuckling down in medical school
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as in to play
to engage in activity for amusement
an educator who realized that children need to rollick as well as to study and learn
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as in to romp
to play and run about happily
children rollicking during recess
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Recent Examples of rollick
Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Explore the rollicking side streets spilling over with people enjoying the nighttime energy, or go up the hill for luxury and high-end experiences in upscale Nişantaşı.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Mule guitarist Warren Haynes closed out the night with a rollicking bluesy set.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
From rocking musicals to one-person shows, rollicking comedies to intense dramas, there are options for every theater fan’s taste.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Many of my co-workers had previously worked at the Boeing aircraft company and reeled off rollicking facts about how during the steep, screaming plunge before a jetliner crash the passengers’ internal organs will actually begin to liquify.
—Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Explore the rollicking side streets spilling over with people enjoying the nighttime energy, or go up the hill for luxury and high-end experiences in upscale Nişantaşı.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Mule guitarist Warren Haynes closed out the night with a rollicking bluesy set.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
From rocking musicals to one-person shows, rollicking comedies to intense dramas, there are options for every theater fan’s taste.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rollick
Noun
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David Allen Funston cruised Sacramento-area streets during a 1995 crime spree, luring children into his car with toys, dolls and sweets.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Hill, arrested the same day, was identified in surveillance stills from the night of the slayings by a police officer who arrested him days after the killings, wearing clothing identical to the clothing worn during the spree, authorities said.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There’s also a separate space for teenagers to hang out, take dance classes, or play in video game tournaments.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Newport Harbor had played 19 innings in a doubleheader Saturday and played eight innings Monday in a win over Woodlands Christian.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Americans have romped through the field in winning all six games by a combined margin of 31-1, and haven’t allowed a goal since the second period of a tournament-opening 5-1 win over Czechia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Powerful hitter romped to 6-2, 6-1 win in CIF singles finals.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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His shakshuka takes the tomato-and-pepper mold and spins it into a gambol through fields of celery and coriander seeds, ground chipotles and sweet paprika.—
Scott Hocker,
theweek,
26 Nov. 2024
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In the winning first moments of the show, Mills gambols on as the Narrator, wielding a paint palette and, instead of a brush, a tuft of rainbow-colored gauze.—
Celia Wren,
Washington Post,
12 Dec. 2023
Verb
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Spring feels like a great time to refresh your wardrobe with lightweight options (hello, TRF Low Rise Bootcut Jeans) to wear while frolicking in the city or elevated options like these Pleated Wide Leg Pants for heading straight to date-night from the office.—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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The pair become inseparable, frolicking together on the moors and putting up with Cathy's abusive dad.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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During the show’s 2023 Broadway run, SRO audiences were encouraged to dance in place and ponder despots at the same time — a greater disassotiative challenge than walking and chewing gum at the same time, but hardly an insurmountable one.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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The men who had asked Mother to dance were obviously the ones who approved, but they were not supposed to identify themselves to her.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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Skeptics wonder if the true intention is to undermine efforts to move away from Confederate associations, an issue that has long split people who favor preserving an aspect of southern heritage and those who want slavery-supporting revels stripped of valor.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
28 July 2025
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So the couple also decided to give Huckleberry an important role in their gender revel.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
Verb
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The 26-year-old from Plano, Texas, immediately hopped onto the kiss-and-cry stand to raise her teammate’s hand in victory.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The whole family will find merriment in hopping aboard the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, a four-hour, 26-mile, round-trip journey that begins and ends at the historic depot in Blue Ridge.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Rollick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rollick. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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