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noun

rollicking

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verb

present participle of rollick

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rollicking
Adjective
In 2009, Christopher McDougall published Born to Run, a rollicking account of the distance running feats of a tribe living in Mexico’s Copper Canyons known as the Tarahumara. Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2019 Rodrigo won three in total, actually, including best new artist, capping off a rollicking 15-month stretch. New York Times, 6 Apr. 2022 It’s a rollicking, joyful piece, and from the opening bars Miró played with a unity that was almost disorienting. Elizabeth Nonemaker, baltimoresun.com, 15 Nov. 2021 Ghost Hounds opened Saturday’s show with a rollicking 45 minute performance showcasing cuts from their latest studio album, September’s A Little Calamity. Jim Ryan, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 See All Example Sentences for rollicking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rollicking
Adjective
  • Morocco’s Wydad gave their raucous fans a first goal of the tournament to celebrate when Thembinkosi Lorch pulled one back, which led to a flare being thrown onto the pitch and smoke engulfing much of the playing area.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • On June 2, before a raucous audience of roughly 100 friends, family, and alums, the students graduated as actual drag performers.
    David Mack, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • But playful, electronic reimaginings of Grandma’s feel-good tunes and funny pop culture sound bites weren’t getting us anywhere past Havre de Grace.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
  • Rowan is a funny, playful, and high-spirited young boy who keeps everyone around him smiling.
    MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • The Spa will feature eight treatment rooms, dry saunas, two relaxation lounges with a double-sided fireplace overlooking the orchard, an additional 1,500 square-foot terrace with a year-round outdoor heated mineral spa, a meditation garden, and a dedicated spa fire pit.
    Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • An English cocker spaniel named Mango, from the United Kingdom, was just enjoying a moment of relaxation with his mom when things took a bizarre turn, leaving internet users in stitches.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Further factions emerge from there, as people start playing the game within the Squid Game, forming pockets of friendships and alliances, real and fake.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The World Junior tournament is always good for some surprises; a couple of unexpected players emerging as top scorers or playing well in big moments, or a traditional top nation getting upset in the medal round.
    Corey Pronman, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The other Jaylin Williams will be in a boisterous section with Lu Dort and the other younger Thunder players but also often parrying back and forth with his namesake and Gilgeous-Alexander.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 16 June 2025
  • Fortunately, the board rejected the proposal at a boisterous public meeting this month.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • But inside the sanctuary of the studio walls, having fun felt like its own act of vengeance.
    David Mack, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
  • This clip has reached 39 million views as of Friday, leading to memes on X poking fun at the interaction.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • The house had multiple assets, including a grand entrance, original details, a welcoming front porch and a two-story carriage house that offered additional space for entertaining.
    Lana Bortolot, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Again, sight lines within the home are extended, making this the area perfect for entertaining groups of all sizes, including large parties.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The small but lively crowd of 14,312 at the Rose Bowl gasped in disbelief as Deossa and his teammates celebrated what instantly became a contender for the goal of the tournament — only to be possibly upstaged by his fellow midfielder Corona nine minutes later.
    Austin Green, New York Times, 25 June 2025
  • For much of the day New Haven Green was filled with a Juneteenth Village and Marketplace, including loud and lively hip-hop acts.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025

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“Rollicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rollicking. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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