skylark meaning

skylark as a verb

1. play boisterously
   • The children frolicked in the garden
   • the gamboling lambs in the meadows
   • The toddlers romped in the playroom

   Synonyms: frolic, lark, rollick, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about

   Type of: play

skylark as a noun

1. brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height

   Synonyms: Alauda arvensis

   Type of: lark

skylark in a sentence

• The Eurasian skylark is a migratory bird.
• That's not what I expected skylarks to look like.
• A skylark is singing.

How to pronounce skylark

skylark is pronounced /ˈskaɪlɑrk/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.