Frisking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɹɪskɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Frisking is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of frisk.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of frisk.
More Meanings
- The act or an instance of checking someone's clothes and body for weapons or contraband.
- The action or motion of one who frisks; a gambol.
Example Sentences
They are no longer to be amused according to custom, as a mob with the cant of a mountebank, and the leapings, friskings, gambols, and stale jests of tumblers and clowns.
Word Forms
- friskings
Synonyms for frisking
Depending on context, synonyms include frisk, patdown.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include searching, inspecting, examining, checking, friskee, frisco.
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