Frisking

verb

/ˈfɹɪskɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap.

2.verbTo 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."

3.nounThe action or motion of one who frisks; a gambol.

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