Skylark Meaning
/ˈskaɪlɑːk/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.
verbTo jump about joyfully, frolic; to play around, play tricks.
Sentence Examples
A skylark is singing.
The Eurasian skylark is a migratory bird.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The small bird that sings while soaring high in the sky is a ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The song of the ____ could be heard high above the open fields early in the morning.
Word Origin & History
From sky + lark. Verb sense 1809, originally nautical, possibly influenced by northern English dialectal term lake/laik (“to play”) (from Old Norse leika (“to play (as opposed to work)”)); see lark for details.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow."
— 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 5:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The small bird that sings while soaring high in the sky is a ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The song of the ____ could be heard high above the open fields early in the morning.