Their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
We looked up in the dictionary the word frolic, and it's -- the definition is something like a playful, mischievous action. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 28, 2009] Reference
Anyone who would self-identify as a frolic-er is a dorc. From Wordnik.com. [Dorcs! the hottest trend in footwear (for suckas) « raincoaster] Reference
Tom laughed, as he recalled the frolic he had been on the night before. From Wordnik.com. [An Old-Fashioned Girl] Reference
And Tom laughed, as he recalled the frolic he had been on the night before. From Wordnik.com. [An Old-Fashioned Girl]
On "frolic" the fairies throw the colored-light eggs in the air. From Wordnik.com. [slayground: Poetry Friday: A Midsummer Night's Dream] Reference
We knowed when we seed him comin 'dat dar wus gwine ter be a whuppin' frolic 'fore de day wus gone. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1] Reference
KwaZulu-Natal was a lone "frolic" initiated by him without authorisation from his superior officers. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Following the marriage there would take place the usual "frolic" ending up with several members drunk. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2] Reference
All of the slaves on the plantation were permitted to "frolic" whenever they wanted to and for as long a time as they wanted to. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3] Reference
Oft will we roam, in frolic-mood. From Wordnik.com. [Verse Memorials.] Reference
Now the word frolic sort of jumped out. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 28, 2009] Reference
Susan has the best "frolic" pictures I've ever seen!. From Wordnik.com. [Creative Gene] Reference
From Charles all the particulars of the "frolic" were obtained. From Wordnik.com. [All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake A Sequel to "The Boat Club"] Reference
At night, during Christmas week, they usually had what they called a "frolic," in some cabin on the plantation. From Wordnik.com. [Up from Slavery: an autobiography] Reference
From the headquarters came the shouts and laughter of the Rebel officers having a little "frolic" in the cool of the evening. From Wordnik.com. [Andersonville — Volume 3] Reference
It was a custom in North Carolina, at that time, to make a "frolic" of any special work, like corn husking, log-rolling, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Reminiscences of Levi Coffin, the Reputed President of the Underground Railroad; Being a Brief History of the Labors of a Lifetime in Behalf of the Slave, with the Stories of Numerous Fugitives, Who Gained Their Freedom Through His Instrumentality, and Many Other Incidents] Reference
It was light-hearted and a 'frolic' throughout though, a post-war happy-go-lucky number worth seeing, even if its not at a cinema. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Blogs] Reference
She also told of coming home from a "frolic" in the early morning hours and going to the cornfield for a day of hoeing - without any sleep. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"frolic" by the recruits 'instructor, former MI officer Captain. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
"They were in and outk was a lone" frolic "without milry authority. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
"There is about the whole book that air of light-heartedness and frolic which is essentially Parisian. From Wordnik.com. [The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X)] Reference
This disquisition on Yiddish is the latest Kozinski frolic. From Wordnik.com. [Shnook & Shnook] Reference
Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will frolic there. From Wordnik.com. [The World English Bible (WEB): Isaiah] Reference
The pleasures of youth, the fun and the frolic that other boys get. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Hill House] Reference
They skitter to and fro as they frolic from one patch of grass to another. From Wordnik.com. [Bunnies] Reference
Scattering out of their pen imposed proximity, they bask, frolic and graze on lush grass. From Wordnik.com. [NATURAE] Reference
When Samuel Smiles was a schoolboy in Scotland, he was fonder of frolic than of learning. From Wordnik.com. [Stories Worth Rereading] Reference
Your laugh rings true; your voices mingle in frolic glee, or in quiet tones of kind regard. From Wordnik.com. [Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out] Reference
One might suppose it was a whole school of mousmes out for an evening's frolic under our care. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"We have been wanting to have an old-time frolic, but didn't wish to seem selfish and clannish.". From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School] Reference
Strap on your pedometer, wear something warm, and watch the shaggier winter-loving animals frolic. From Wordnik.com. [12 family-friendly activities for winter] Reference
The film shares a double-bill with "Miss Sadie Thompson" (1953), a sassy South Sea frolic starring Rita Hayworth. From Wordnik.com. [Women Loving Men Loving the Undead] Reference
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