rollick

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to move or behave in a... frolic romp gambol cavort revel caper

Word family

Derived forms rollickingrollickedrollicker

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.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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