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Lark about   /lɑrk əbˈaʊt/   Listen
Lark about

verb
1.
Play boisterously.  Synonyms: cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sport.  "The gamboling lambs in the meadows" , "The toddlers romped in the playroom"





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"Lark about" Quotes from Famous Books



... sense that some noise had awakened him. Apparently they had not finished yet, for there was surely some faint stir of movement somewhere. Anyhow they respected his legitimate desire for quiet, for the noise, whatever it was, was extremely stealthy and subdued. He thought of his absurd lark about burglars on the night of their arrival, and smiled at the notion. His toupet was in a drawer close to his bed, but he had no substantial impulse to put it on, and make sure that the noise was not anything ...
— Queen Lucia • E. F. Benson


Words linked to "Lark about" :   gambol, play


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