rollick

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: rol=lick

OXFORD DICTIONARY

rollick, v. & n.
--v.intr. (esp. as rollicking adj.) be jovial or exuberant, indulge in high spirits, revel.
--n.
1 exuberant gaiety.
2 a spree or escapade.

Etymology

19th-c., prob. dial.: perh. f. ROMP + FROLIC

THESAURUS

rollick

antic, bask, bluff, bluster, bluster and bluff, bounce, brag, bully, caper, caracole, carol, carry on, cavort, chirp, chirrup, clap hands, curvet, cut a dido, cut capers, cut up, dance, delight, dido, disport, exult, flounce, fool around, frisk, frolic, gambol, gasconade, glory, hector, horse around, indulge, intimidate, joy, jubilate, lark, lilt, luxuriate, out-herod Herod, play, rage, rant, rave, rejoice, revel, roister, roll, romp, sing, skip, skip for joy, slang, splutter, sport, sputter, storm, swagger, swashbuckle, trip, vapor, welter, whistle

ROGET THESAURUS

rollick

Cheerfulness

VB be cheerful, have the mind at ease, smile, put a good face upon, keep up one's spirits, view the bright side of the picture, view things en couleur de rose, ridentem dicere virum, cheer up, brighten up, light up, bear up, chirp, take heart, cast away care, drive dull care away, perk up, keep a stiff upper lip, rejoice, carol, chirrup, lilt, frisk, rollick, give a loose to mirth, cheer, enliven, elate, exhilarate, gladden, inspirit, animate, raise the spirits, inspire, perk up, put in good humor, cheer the heart, rejoice the heart, delight.