as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun
enjoying a summer rollick before knuckling down in medical school
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as in to play
to engage in activity for amusement
an educator who realized that children need to rollick as well as to study and learn
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as in to romp
to play and run about happily
children rollicking during recess
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Recent Examples of rollick
Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Explore the rollicking side streets spilling over with people enjoying the nighttime energy, or go up the hill for luxury and high-end experiences in upscale Nişantaşı.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Mule guitarist Warren Haynes closed out the night with a rollicking bluesy set.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
From rocking musicals to one-person shows, rollicking comedies to intense dramas, there are options for every theater fan’s taste.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Many of my co-workers had previously worked at the Boeing aircraft company and reeled off rollicking facts about how during the steep, screaming plunge before a jetliner crash the passengers’ internal organs will actually begin to liquify.
—Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Explore the rollicking side streets spilling over with people enjoying the nighttime energy, or go up the hill for luxury and high-end experiences in upscale Nişantaşı.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Mule guitarist Warren Haynes closed out the night with a rollicking bluesy set.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
From rocking musicals to one-person shows, rollicking comedies to intense dramas, there are options for every theater fan’s taste.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rollick
Noun
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Real estate brokers say many hedge funders, private equity chiefs and venture capital investors are also joining traditional Wall Street bankers in the buying spree.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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Google’s parent company is going on a borrowing spree to fund its AI ambitions — including through a rare 100-year bond.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Before playing in the last four games, Reaves had missed the previous 19 with his calf injury.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Maldonado invited Jaquez to play, and after losing, Jaquez bought Maldonado drinks and returned to his friend group, according to the affidavit.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Children romped around in the park’s playground while adults went from booth to booth speaking with various vendors and gathering resource handouts.—
Marianne Love,
Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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My wife made a huge pot of soup to help keep us warm, my son created a path with a snowblower so that our dogs could romp in the snow.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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His shakshuka takes the tomato-and-pepper mold and spins it into a gambol through fields of celery and coriander seeds, ground chipotles and sweet paprika.—
Scott Hocker,
theweek,
26 Nov. 2024
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In the winning first moments of the show, Mills gambols on as the Narrator, wielding a paint palette and, instead of a brush, a tuft of rainbow-colored gauze.—
Celia Wren,
Washington Post,
12 Dec. 2023
Verb
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The estate more or less promises an unlimited school yard for guests of all ages to frolic through and get all of their pent up energy out.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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The trucks hauling the snow frolicked in the water, sending dirty gray ripples toward me.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There were dancing gladiators and moka pots, a phalanx of runway models dressed (in Armani) in green, white and red, to represent the Italian flag.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Giant paint tubes are seen as performers dance during the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Skeptics wonder if the true intention is to undermine efforts to move away from Confederate associations, an issue that has long split people who favor preserving an aspect of southern heritage and those who want slavery-supporting revels stripped of valor.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
28 July 2025
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So the couple also decided to give Huckleberry an important role in their gender revel.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
Verb
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Ja Rule hopped on X on Monday night to defend himself and explain what happened with the G-Unit crew members.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Step-Thru makes hopping on and off effortless, while the Step-Over offers a classic, sporty feel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Rollick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rollick. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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