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skylark

Posted on December 3, 2013December 3, 2013 by admin

skaI lark

noun
either of two larks, found in Europe and Asia, that are known for singing in flight.
“…between the peals of thunder I could hear the brave song of the skylark climbing his silver stairway of music, undismayed, hopeful, unconquerable.”

intransitive verb
to play or move about in a carefree, idle, or happy manner; frolic.
“The boarders irritated him by trespassing upon his premises, by knocking their tennis balls into his garden beds, by bathing and skylarking on the beach in plain sight from his verandas.”

 

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