rollick 1 of 2

noun

Definition of rollicknext
as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun enjoying a summer rollick before knuckling down in medical school

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rollick

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verb

ˈrä-lik How to pronounce rollick (audio)
1
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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2
as in to romp
to play and run about happily children rollicking during recess

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Recent Examples of rollick
Verb
The rollicking collaboration serves as the official lead single for Shatta’s forthcoming studio album, currently slated for a fall release. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2026 The canniest fictional dissection of femininity and the panopticon of social media arrives this spring in Yesteryear (Knopf), a rollicking satirical debut from Caro Claire Burke. — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026 What began as a pipe dream in 2016’s sports media economy — building a subscription site centered around simply great sports journalism — became a rollicking reality. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026 The main festivities kicked off with a rollicking set by Donato, followed by Lenderman and his indie-rock stylings, along with more than a few Haynes cameos. — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rollick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rollick
  1. spree
  2. play
  3. romp
  4. gambol
  5. frolic
  6. dance
  7. revel
  8. hop
Noun
  • European private equity firms are also on a marina buying spree to fill the shortage in the Mediterranean.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • From a writer’s perspective, one knock-on effect of the Substack boom has been the rising cachet around writing itself, despite the spree of recent news stories declaring the end of reading.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of spree
Verb
  • The 6-foot-9, 240-pound Purdue transfer, cleared by the courts to play courtesy of a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against the NCAA, came off the bench to score nine points on 4-of-5 shooting.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • That forced Edmonds and former Horned Frog David Punch (now at Texas) to play lengthy minutes and have to worry about foul trouble.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of play
Verb
  • The playground, called The Yard, resembles a junkyard where kids are given free rein to saw plywood by hand, romp in mud pits, and nail together structures to climb and jump from.
    — Marina Lopes, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026
  • But Waititi, who wrote and directed the film, forgoes any attempt to capture the book’s existential depth, offering a manic, lighthearted robot romp instead.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of romp
Noun
  • 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
  • In my backyard, rabbits gambol, squirrels leap and the birds sing with a new exuberance now that there’s no traffic noise from the nearby highway.
    — Claire Messud, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2020
Definition of gambol
Verb
  • Five, maybe six, live roaches frolicked in a cabinet under a handwash sink.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Princess Anne would present trophies and Zara would compete, as photographers took pictures of Anne’s grandchildren frolicking.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of frolic
Verb
  • Before dinner is served, a masked man approaches people in the crowd — half in costumes, half in formalwear — in Clifton’s second-story ballroom, once a swing dancing haven.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • This video is a great option for kids who like to dance and sing along to classic kids’ songs.
    — Parents, Parents, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of dance
Noun
  • The Hudsonian godwits appeared eternally committed to these revels.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In the summer, the monsoon rains fatten the grass into a verdant shag, an annual revel for grazers.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of revel
Verb
  • Material defects caused the circuit’s resonant frequency to hop back and forth between two distinct states.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The whole situation devolves from there, with Reed having to shoot Peter to prevent him from strangling her, destroying all of the surveillance tape, and hopping into a getaway car with Zeus and Spitfire after a very cursory search for Vita.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of hop

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