skylark
Aerial warbling bird
A skylark is a small brown bird known for singing while hovering high in the air.
The word also means to frolic or engage in playful mischief: The children were skylarking in the yard.
This sense suggests carefree, spirited behavior—horsing around rather than anything serious.
Rapid pitch oscillation
- warbleSing with tremolo
- chirpShort, high avian sound
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- ascendingMoving upward
hovering · territorial · sustained · liquid · cadence · lyrical · whistling · continuous
Playful, spirited activity
- caperPrank or pickled bud
- gambolPlayful leaping about
- prankPlayful trick on someone
- japeMocking trick or quip
escapade · revel · mischief · antic · merrymaking · spree · tomfoolery · hijinks
Perching bird order member
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- nestingMaking a dwelling
flock · migration · avian · insectivorous · territorial · habitat · eggs · brood
trill
Rapid pitch oscillation
ascending · hovering · territorial · sustained · liquid · cadence · lyrical · whistling · continuous · soaring
romp
Playful, spirited activity
jape · escapade · revel · mischief · antic · merrymaking · spree · tomfoolery · hijinks · adventure
passerine
Perching bird order member
nesting · flock · migration · avian · insectivorous · territorial · habitat · eggs · brood · perch
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
aloft · gliding · climbing · fluttering · airborne · sustained · high-flying · circling · swooping · vertical
ode
Laudatory verse form
romantic · poetry · pastoral · lyricism · symbolism · transcendence · verse · sublime · inspiration · muse
skylarknightingale
Thrush famed for night singing
owl · nightjar · crow · raven · whippoorwill