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Dictionary: rol·lick   (rŏl'ĭk) pronunciation
intr.v., -licked, -lick·ing, -licks.
To behave or move in a carefree, frolicsome manner; romp.

[Origin unknown.]

rollick rol'lick n.
rollicksome rol'lick·some or rol'lick·y adj.

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(ROL-ik) pronunciation

verb intr.
To move or act in a playful, carefree manner.

Etymology
Probably a blend of romp + frolic

Usage
"When Olivia Newton-John attends, she'll be joining the hundreds of others who rollick in the audience to the tuneful songs that have become part of the American ethos." — John Soltes; For Ashley Spencer, 'Grease' is the Word; The Leader (Lyndhurst, New Jersey); Oct 17, 2008.


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verb

  1. To leap and skip about playfully: caper, cavort, dance, frisk, frolic, gambol, romp. See work/play.
  2. To take extravagant pleasure: bask, indulge, luxuriate, revel, roll, wallow. See like/dislike.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: play boisterously
  Synonyms: frolic, lark, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about


Translations: Rollick
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - slå sig løs, være i godt humør

Nederlands (Dutch)
plezier maken

Français (French)
v. intr. - faire la java (fam)

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausgelassen spielen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γλέντι, γλεντοκόπι
v. - κάνω τρέλες, είμαι στο κέφι

Italiano (Italian)
baldoria, far baldoria

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pândega (f)
v. - brincar, fazer pândega

Русский (Russian)
резвиться, веселиться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - juguetear, divertirse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppsluppenhet, upptåg
v. - leka, slå sig lös

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
玩耍, 欢闹

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 玩耍, 歡鬧

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 흥겹게 뛰놀다, 까불며 날뛰다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - はしゃぎまわる
n. - 大はしゃぎ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مرح (فعل) يمرح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮עלז, התהולל, השתובב‬


 
 
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