friskier; friskiest
Examples of frisky in a Sentence
The kids were frisky after all that candy.
a frisky kid who keeps the class in stitches with his jokes
Recent Examples on the Web
Any hope of the U.S. team making the final in San Francisco after glimmers of a good performance — like being in third place during the final race — evaporated as the crew struggled to maintain stable flight on its frisky F50 boat.
—
Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
For all of 2024, the economy grew 2.8% on the strength of healthy corporate earnings, frisky job growth and resilient consumer spending.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
There are five great teams in the West, and two more that could be frisky.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
This year, Iowa doesn't have the resume for a higher seed, but still the Hawkeyes have been frisky, knocking off then-No. 4 USC in February on the day Clark's jersey was retired.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frisky
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
For all of 2024, the economy grew 2.8% on the strength of healthy corporate earnings, frisky job growth and resilient consumer spending.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
There are five great teams in the West, and two more that could be frisky.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
This year, Iowa doesn't have the resume for a higher seed, but still the Hawkeyes have been frisky, knocking off then-No. 4 USC in February on the day Clark's jersey was retired.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frisky
Cite this Entry
“Frisky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frisky. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share