lark around

verb

To joke around and be silly or frivolous; to be silly to make people laugh.

Meanings

verblark around (third-person singular simple present larks around, present participle larking around, simple past and past participle larked around)

present singular third person larks around · participle present larking around · participle past larked around · past larked around

  1. intransitiveTo joke around and be silly or frivolous; to be silly to make people laugh.

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