What is "frolicking"

Frolic \Frol"ic\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Frolicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Frolicking.] To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and gayety; to indulge in frolicsome play; to sport.

Hither, come hither, and frolic and play.
--Tennyson.

n. The act of one who frolics. vb. (present participle of frolic English)

See frolic

1. n. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: play, romp, gambol, caper]

2. [also: frolicking, frolicked]

1. v. play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about]

2. [also: frolicking, frolicked]