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Frisking vs Frisk - What's the difference?

frisking | frisk |

As verbs the difference between frisking and frisk

is that frisking is while frisk is to frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap.

As nouns the difference between frisking and frisk

is that frisking is the action or motion of one who frisks; a gambol while frisk is a frolic; a fit of wanton gaiety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap.

As an adjective frisk is

lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky.

frisking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action or motion of one who frisks; a gambol.
  • * 1809 , Eaton Stannard Barrett, The setting sun
    • They are no longer to be amused according to custom, as a mob with the cant of a mountebank, and the leapings, friskings , gambols, and stale jests of tumblers and clowns.

    frisk

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky.
    • (Bishop Hall)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A frolic; a fit of wanton gaiety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap.
  • To search somebody by feeling his or her body and clothing.
    • The police frisked the suspiciously-acting individual and found a knife as well as a bag of marijuana.

    Derived terms

    * stop-and-frisk

    Usage notes

    * The term frisk'' is slightly less formal than ''search .

    Anagrams

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