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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But come 2010, the decision was made to shelve Medicine in favor of riding the rollicking momentum Potter had built alongside the Nocturnals. Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 Inspired by the historical figure known as Lambert Simnel, THE PRETENDER (Knopf, 471 pp., $30) is a rollicking account of a befuddled boy’s pillar-to-post existence as a political pawn. Alida Becker, New York Times, 30 May 2025 To be fair, the genre’s shift from rollicking to restrained may also have to do with how memoirs’ factuality is now so regularly challenged. Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025 Furman’s past few albums have had a rollicking, anthemic sound channeling Bruce Springsteen and the Clash. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 May 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 4 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

rollick

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