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adjective

ˈrä-li-kiŋ How to pronounce rollicking (audio)
Definition of rollickingnext
1
as in raucous
being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way reunions with his friends from college were usually rollicking affairs

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2
as in playful
given to good-natured joking or teasing a rollicking boy who quickly charms everyone he meets

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rollicking

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noun

as in relaxation
activity engaged in to amuse oneself likes to indulge in mindless rollicking after a day at work in order to relax

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rollicking

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verb

present participle of rollick
1
as in playing
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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2
as in dancing
to play and run about happily children rollicking during recess

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Recent Examples of rollicking
Adjective
This might not be saying much, since the entire movie, a rollicking and ruminative look at the director’s childhood and teenage years, could hardly have been made by anyone else. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 Rodrigo won three in total, actually, including best new artist, capping off a rollicking 15-month stretch. — New York Times, 6 Apr. 2022 Ghost Hounds opened Saturday’s show with a rollicking 45 minute performance showcasing cuts from their latest studio album, September’s A Little Calamity. — Jim Ryan, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 In 2009, Christopher McDougall published Born to Run, a rollicking account of the distance running feats of a tribe living in Mexico’s Copper Canyons known as the Tarahumara. — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2019 See All Example Sentences for rollicking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rollicking
  1. raucous
  2. playful
  3. relaxation
  4. playing
  5. dancing
  6. boisterous
  7. fun
  8. entertaining
Adjective
  • Following the film screening, which earned a raucous applause from attendees (and a standing ovation for its lead actor), Scott encouraged the audience to dance their way out to a song by the late Ethel Merman.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The raucous sell-out crowds transform Chase Center into Ballhalla, which is littered with a sea of violet and creates a strong homecourt advantage for the club.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of raucous
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  • Johnson, who previously hosted SNL in 2015 and again in 2020, appears in a playful new promo with the five-piece Baltimore hardcore band and comedian Ben Marshall.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Major brands including BaubleBar and Crocs are putting their own spin on football fandom with playful collaborations and unexpected finds.
    — Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of playful
Noun
  • In addition to that central pool, the spa complex contains a tepidarium (warm relaxation room), Byzantine hammam (steam room), salt cave, Watsu pool, yoga and fitness rooms, and an area for massages and other treatments.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Then came the surprising part The team used muon spin relaxation to look for extremely weak magnetic fields inside the material.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of relaxation
Verb
  • The Miami Hurricanes are back on the road and playing under the lights in a key Atlantic Coast Conference game.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
  • And his relatives in turn gave notes to the actors playing their younger selves and were encouraged to interrogate Ba as his coming-of-age story was dramatized.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of playing
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  • The all-singing, all-dancing comedy drama will also debut in China on Tencent Kids, Youku Kids and BesTV (dates still to be confirmed).
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • And then the other thing was that my friends who were in the audience told me that people in the audience were making out, not only dancing, but actually making out.
    — Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of dancing
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  • Unlike regular golf tournaments, the first tee is boisterous with a flag-waving crowd and music.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The result is a boisterous, exhausting drama that struggles to balance trauma, satire and the painful legacy of Black sitcom fame.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of boisterous
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  • Guests are welcome to contribute to the fun by helping forage for ingredients.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Sieler added another at the end of the second quarter while edge Chop Robinson joined in on the fun in the third quarter.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of fun
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  • In an interview with CNBC Sport on September 10 in Australia, Commissioner Roger Goodell emphasized the league wants stronger protections before entertaining the possibility of a tie up with the new markets.
    — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • There’s at least one animal in Ben Affleck’s sixth featue as director, and that’s the elephant in the room — or lumbering around the Los Angeles locations — of this passably entertaining Netflix crime thriller.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of entertaining

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“Rollicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rollicking. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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