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romp

noun verb

Gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
R
Ends with
P
Contains
OM
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
C2

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noun

  1. Gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

    “It was all done in play”

noun

  1. An easy victory

noun

  1. A girl who behaves in a boyish manner

verb

  1. Win easily

    “Romp a race”

verb

  1. Play boisterously

    “The children frolicked in the garden”

verb

  1. Run easily and fairly fast

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Example Sentences

It was all done in play
Their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly
Romp a race
The children frolicked in the garden
The gamboling lambs in the meadows
The toddlers romped in the playroom

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