frisking

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frisking - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Frisk \Frisk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Frisked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Frisking.]
     To leap, skip, dance, or gambol, in fronc and gayety.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The frisking satyrs on the summits danced. --Addison.
     [1913 Webster]

  frisking \frisking\ n.
     The act or process of searching someone for concealed
     weapons.
  
     Syn: frisk.
          [WordNet 1.5]

frisking - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  frisking
      n 1: the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or
           illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk" [syn:
           frisk, frisking]