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 following contains spoilers for the season finale of Disney+’s Skeleton Crew. Disney+’s Skeleton Crew came to a close this Tuesday night, with a rollicking 34 minutes that showed just how clever, brave and bold the kids became during their whirlwind round trip aboard the Onyx Cinder. — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Jan. 2025 Minnesota United got off to a rollicking start in its first 90-minute preseason friendly Sunday against Sporting Kansas City in the Coachella Valley Invitational in Indio, Calif. Loons forwards Tani Oluwaseyi and Kelvin Yeboah each scored two goals in a 6-0 win. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025 Section 31 reminds me of the failures of J.J. Abrams’s Star Trek films, which went out of their way to mimic the rollicking adventuresome nature of Star Wars, losing out on what makes this franchise endure. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025 Blacula is a rollicking example of a vampire movie having fun with itself. — James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024 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
  • Bill Belichick ran things in his unique fashion, and as a result, the franchise had little use for the ballooning contracts and oversized bonuses that are customary in NFL free agency but tend to age poorly (the spending spree of 2021 notwithstanding).
    — Chad Graff, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
  • While House Bill 1072 has been in the works since before the stabbing attacks on the 16th Street Mall that left one person dead, its sponsors say the spree gives it an extra emphasis.
    — Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of spree
Verb
  • Others lament that young people will lose the chance to build up fluid mental math skills while playing: develop number sense, compute sums and products, budget, compare value, think strategically or reason using simple probability.
    — Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Jericho Rosales plays Quezon, and the cast also includes Mon Confiado, Benjamin Alves, Karylle Yuzon, Romnick Sarmenta, J.C. Santos and Cris Villanueva.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of play
Verb
  • Laporte made 13 appearances that season, playing the full 90 minutes in almost all of them as City romped to the Premier League title.
    — Steve Price, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • These four simple words will replay in your head for weeks, accompanied by the image of Aaron Pierre romping down the hallway.
    — Brendan Le, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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 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
Definition of gambol
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  • The video cuts between scenes that are soaked in cold blue hues and others that are hyper-realistic, where the couple runs through city streets and frolic through parks.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Neighbors drift from apartment to apartment, frolicking or fighting, partying more than working, as the day drags on like a high that won’t go away.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of frolic
Verb
  • For the first time since 2021, Boise State basketball will not be dancing in March.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2025
  • As Saxon removed his shirt and Lochlan sipped alcohol out of a shell, everyone danced under the boat’s red lighting.
    — Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of dance
Noun
  • During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly revel, with tiny crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, polar bears, whales, and more.
    — Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
  • During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly revel, with tiny crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, polar bears, whales and more.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Definition of revel
Verb
  • This prevents the disease from hopping to other communities, Offit explains.
    — Ripley Cleghorn, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2025
  • With the Rangers’ loss, the Canadiens, who have two games in hand, hopped into the second wild-card spot.
    — Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of hop

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