skylarking

English

Etymology

From skylark +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskʌɪlɑːkɪŋ/

Verb

skylarking

  1. present participle of skylark

Noun

skylarking (countable and uncountable, plural skylarkings)

  1. (originally nautical) Playing around; frolicking; originally, running about the rigging of a vessel for fun; horseplay.
    • Herman Melville, Pierre
      […] those gods and men whose titles to eminence are secure, seldom worry themselves about the seditious gossip of old apple-women, and the skylarkings of funny little boys in the street.

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