rollick

verb

rol·​lick ˈrä-lik How to pronounce rollick (audio)
rollicked; rollicking; rollicks

intransitive verb

: to move or behave in a carefree joyous manner : frolic
rollick noun

Examples of rollick in a Sentence

an educator who realized that children need to rollick as well as to study and learn
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There’s enough material for a rollicking 25-minute short in Death of a Unicorn, which unfortunately spreads its goods out over the stretch of a feature. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025 Yet readers found his rollicking thoughts captivating. Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 In addition to a rollicking musical, a savvy inside-baseball send-up of the Hindi film industry, and a celebration of cinephilia as a sustaining life force, this nearly three-hour hunk of movie is a love story stretching across decades and lifetimes. Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025 With a barrage of questions, rollicking rock&B single Jordan Hawkins kicks off his latest single in the throes of borderline histrionic emotional turmoil — as converted by a vocal performance that primarily trades in growls, rasp and impassioned falsetto. Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rollick

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rollick was circa 1837

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“Rollick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollick. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

rollick

verb
rol·​lick ˈräl-ik How to pronounce rollick (audio)
rollick noun
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