ROLLICK


Meaning of ROLLICK in English

I. ˈrälik, -lēk intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: origin unknown

1. : to move or behave in a carefree joyous manner : frolic , romp

she loved to rollick ; persiflage was her natural expression — W.A.White

the puppies rollick about — Emily Hahn

begins like an 18th century minuet and rollicks suddenly into a jig — Waldo Frank

2. : to revel in something

would certainly roll and rollick in women unless there was work for him to do — H.G.Wells

Synonyms: see play

II. noun

( -s )

1. : enthusiastic gaiety : exuberance , joyousness

filled the English theater with such rollick as it had scarcely known before — Time

2. : escapade , lark

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.