jolly
/ˈd͡ʒɑli/ verb C2- To amuse or divert.
He/she/it jollies · Past jollied · Past participle jollied · -ing form jollying
Verb forms
- Base form
- jolly
- He/she/it
- jollies
- Past
- jollied
- Past participle
- jollied
- -ing form
- jollying
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Indeed, a jolly little clown came walking toward them, and Dorothy could see that in spite of his pretty clothes of red and yellow and green he was completely covered with cracks, running every which way and showing plainly that he had been mended in many places.
Close by the jolly fire I sit
It's a-sailing on the water, when the jolly breezes blow
What a jolly rumble it makes!
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