rollick C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement US /ˈrɑlɪk/ UK /ˈrɒlɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to move or behave in a carefree, boisterously merry way The children rollicked across the meadow until dusk. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to move or behave in a... frolicrompgambolcavortrevelcaper Word family Derived forms rollickingrollickedrollicker Related forms frolicromp Etymology AI details Of uncertain origin, first attested in the early 19th century; perhaps a blend of romp and frolic, or of dialectal origin. Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # rollick **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈrɑlɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈrɒlɪk/ ## Meanings 1. to move or behave in a carefree, boisterously merry way ## Examples - The children rollicked across the meadow until dusk. ## Synonyms - frolic - romp - gambol - cavort - revel - caper ## Derived Forms - rollicking - rollicked - rollicker ## Related Forms - frolic - romp ## Etymology Of uncertain origin, first attested in the early 19th century; perhaps a blend of romp and frolic, or of dialectal origin. ## AI Etymology Rollick is of uncertain origin, first attested in the early 19th century; perhaps a blend of romp and frolic, or of dialectal origin. Morphologically, rollick is best read as uncertain formation, yielding an English verb and noun shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a verb and noun, with the sense "to move or behave in a carefree, boisterously merry way". English derivatives include rollicking, rollicked, and rollicker; related forms include frolic and romp. The result is an English verb and noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning. ## Topics - Verbs of Movement markdown