different between spree vs skylarking

English

Etymology

Unknown. Some theories listed at Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “spree”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sp?i?/
• Rhymes: -i?

Noun

spree (plural sprees)

1. (in combination) Uninhibited activity.
   • 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 27:

2. (dated) A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.

   Synonym: carousal

Usage notes

Often preceded by the name of a certain activity to indicate a period of doing that activity whole-heartedly and continuously, e.g. shopping spree.

Derived terms

• killing spree
• shooting spree
• shopping spree

Translations

Verb

spree (third-person singular simple present sprees, present participle spreeing, simple past and past participle spreed)

1. (intransitive, rare) To engage in a spree.

   Synonym: carouse

Further reading

• “spree”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “spree”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• Esper, Peers, Perse, esper, peers, per se, perse, pères, speer, spere

English

Etymology

From skylark +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sk??l??k??/

Verb

skylarking

1. present participle of skylark

Noun

skylarking (countable and uncountable, plural skylarkings)

1. (originally nautical) Playing around; frolicking; originally, running about the rigging of a vessel for fun; horseplay.
   • 1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or, The Ambiguities

     […] 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.

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