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Meaning of Skylarking | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈskʌɪlɑːkɪŋ

Definitions

Playing around; frolicking; originally, running about the rigging of a vessel for fun; horseplay.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية العبث
Français chahut

Examples

“[…] 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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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