skylark

Meaning

Noun

A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.

Verb

To jump about joyfully, frolic; to play around, play tricks.

Synonyms

lark

frolic

sport

disport

lark about

gambol

Alauda arvensis

romp

rollick

run around

cavort

frisk

woodlark

talkative person

titlark

Eurasian skylark

amuse

alauda

beguile

cheat

entertain

gallivant

gorse

jollify

junket

recreate

revel

tittup

whin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskʌɪ.lɑːk/

Etymology

From sky + lark.
Verb sense 1809, originally nautical, possibly influenced by northern English dialectal term lake/laik (“to play”) (from Old Norse leika (“to play (as opposed to work)”)); see lark for details.