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单词 frivol
例句 frivol
Yachting on the Mediterranean, or frivolling on the Riviera. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z
"Because a Minister's stock of loving kindness is apt to be low on Monday, and he is tired and not disposed to frivol, or talk of unsacred things." Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z
The young people had no part in the joys of the 1914 Class breakfast and "frivol" beyond laughing uproariously at the account of it which they received later from the elders who were there. Ethel Morton at Chautauqua 2011-05-04T02:00:16.097Z
I don't think there seemed to be any real harm in that sort of frivolling. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune
Whether some superstitious lady thought that the wearing of horns would keep away the evil eye, or whether it was a mere frivol of some vain Duchess, I do not know. English Costume
I can’t frivol with that big question unsolved, so I’m going away quietly by myself to think it out. An Unknown Lover
My capacity for frivol has died a violent death, and I feel all ‘out of the picture’ in a ballroom. A Question of Marriage
“Stop frivolling, and let me get to my point!” commanded Raymonde. The Madcap of the School
We will even chatter and frivol, if Mr. Frohman will repeat the operation. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905
So frivolous time wore on, and Barty found it pleasant to frivol in such pleasant company—very pleasant indeed! The Martian
The scene is commonplace enough; twaddle and tea, after tennis; "frivolling"—it is their word; women too empty-headed and men too tired to do anything else. Appearances Being Notes of Travel
It is very hard for a poor little woman to be left alone all day, while her better half is frivoling in the City with stocks and shares, and all sorts of nice amusing things. When the Birds Begin to Sing
I thought 41 I would study some in Philadelphia, but goodness me, there wasn’t a minute’s time to do anything but frivol. Patty's Summer Days
To think that I, Geoffrey Fox, who have frittered and frivoled, should have put on paper things which have burned into men's consciousness and have made them better. Mistress Anne
She sneered at his ills, And quadrupled his bills, And spent nearly twice what he earned; Her husband deserted, And frivoled, and flirted, Till Ferdinand’s reason was turned. Grimm Tales Made Gay
But the other men made them first, you see, and I've just frivoled and played. Glory of Youth
Their life was one long revel in the sunshine; for the harvest mouse has this distinction also, that, like a Christian, he loves the blue of the sky and sleeps at night. frivolling. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character
There were the mediæval spinsters who always reach their best development in the semi-small New England town, spinsters who have clubs and theories, and yet play golf, and frivol delightfully above their luncheon tables. The Brentons
Whatever heart she had not frivoled away in wilfulness had been caught and won by Forsythe, the first grown man who had ever dared to make real love to her. A Voice in the Wilderness
Everything seems different and more solemn, and I don’t think I can ever frivol again in quite the same whole-hearted way. The Heart of Una Sackville
But I ought to be staid; I can’t afford to frivol any longer, for I am going to take a most important step, and start life on my own account.” The Fortunes of the Farrells
Where he had doubted, he was now convinced; where he had frivoled, he was in deep, intense earnest; the fact that there would be certain difficulties to overcome only seemed to strengthen the inward determination. Flaming June
Do the girls who jest and frivol with the young men with whom they are brought in contact, realise their responsibility in all they say and do? Betty Trevor
"I'm just going to frivol, Nicholas, I am tired of work." Man and Maid
Of course, I like sensible conversation; one feels humiliated if a man does nothing but frivol, but there is a happy medium. The Heart of Una Sackville
He had frivoled with half a dozen trained nurses in as many different hospitals, and had even had a sentimental round with a pretty young stewardess on the transport coming home. Quin
Just think what I might be had I been prepared for life like Malcolm or Oliver, instead of wasting all my years frivoling. The Fifth Wheel A Novel
Scotland forbade "the great liberty that sundry persons take in provoking each other to singular combats upon sudden and frivol occasions," without license from his majesty. The Age of the Reformation
He felt it utterly unfair that she should sit alone by an empty hearth while he and Jean frivolled. The Tin Soldier
I imagine that Mr. Yates desires to show that, although certain people could frivol with the worst, they could also fight and die bravely. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, September 22, 1920
I suppose you think I have no right to be frivolling in these very serious times, but I am afraid I am rather an offender when the humour takes me. Nobody's Man
In order to square it all up for Edith, we must be able to say to these people that we haven't been frivolling—that we are going to be married at once. The Husbands of Edith
He asked her all about herself, where she lived, if she got up early, if she was busy, if she frivolled, and arrived at a mental summary of her circumstances. Married Life The True Romance
She brought him to his bearings by suddenly "frivolling" again. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl
Cork that frivol, do," said Grim, who was stretched full length on the grass and gazing skywards with a rapt expression in his eyes, "and look over there. Acton's Feud A Public School Story
To him, life is a boon, a privilege, an investment, an opportunity, a responsibility, and, therefore, a gift too precious to be squandered or frivoled away. The Reconstructed School
I was not put here in the world to frivol through a life of gross pleasure. Queed
Werner thought little of Haydn: he regarded him as an adventurer and musical frivol; but Haydn, as became the bigger man, esteemed Werner. Haydn
"I can't tell you that," Win answered in a changed tone, as if suddenly she were weary of trying to "frivol." Winnie Childs The Shop Girl
"Cork all that frivol, old man, till you see me at tea," said Jack, moving into Biffen's yard. Acton's Feud A Public School Story
Who is more severe than you on the mad women who dance, and sup, and frivol their money away? Penny Plain
I didn't come down here to frivol, Ted; I leave that to you. Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book
Dreamily I watched a great red dragon-fly frivol with the fairy blue wreaths of incense-smoke that hovered above the leaf shadows trembling on the sand. The Lady and Sada San A Sequel to the Lady of the Decoration
Howsomever, he had a head that could do plain thinking, a pair of shoulders that discouraged frivoling, and he was as square a piece of furniture as ever came out of a factory. Red Saunders His Adventures West & East
He was rather Near when it came to frivoling away the National Bank Lithographs. More Fables
I'm only fit to ride and dance and motor and frivol. Madcap
I weep when I note how she drivels;   I sigh o'er her fake philanthropies; I am pained when I see how she frivols,   Like a kitten, with serious topics. Hermione's Group of Thinkers
At noon one would find something like the old frivol in the Ritz Restaurant,—large parties of much-dressed and much-eating women. The World Decision
Only occasionally I look forward to the time when I shall be an angel frivoling in the eternal blue! The Lady of the Decoration
The rest of the time we have to ourselves, and he thinks we frivol. The Sorrows of a Show Girl
When you frivol, Average, I wash my hands of you. Average Jones
I am ever Yours Sincerely,  Past the shadow of a doubt, Yours Forever, if you'll merely        Cut the frivol out. Tobogganing on Parnassus
"If I have frivolled enough, it's about time you said something." Out of the Primitive
Many endure it in frivol and violence, the majority in bored, sullen submission. Chopin : the Man and His Music
In which Sabrina attends a ball given by the Chorus Girls' Union and frivols extensively in the vineyard and later does a specialty with ice skates and a bottle of arnica. The Sorrows of a Show Girl
I've done nothing but dress and curl my hair, and polish my face, and dance, and flirt and frivol the time away. God's Good Man
He frivols through the livelong day,   He knows not Poverty her pinch. Tobogganing on Parnassus
What did this handful of yokels amount to, anyhow?—dull, frivoling, barn-dancing boors. The Titan
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