2. Verb. (third-person singular of antic) ¹
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Definition of Antics
1. antic [v] - See also: antic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antics
Literary usage of Antics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. by Charles Darwin (1871)
"The males sometimes pay their court by dancing, or by fantastic antics performed
either on the ground or in the air. In one instance, at least, ..."
2. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin (1871)
"The males sometimes pay their court by dancing, or by fantastic antics performed
either on the ground or in the air. In one instance, at least, ..."
3. The Story of the Birds by James Newton Baskett (1897)
"BIRDS are much given to antics, and seem at times to display a sense of humor.
... antics doubtless have their origin in an excess of energy usually ..."
4. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1884)
"... now seated on his haunches, and now again standing on his head, or going
through other " uncouth and bearish antics," was so ordinary an object in FIG. ..."
5. Recollections of Samuel Breck: With Passages from His Note-books. (1771-1862.) by Samuel Breck, Horace Elisha Scudder (1877)
"... Brattle—Beacon Hill — Boston Boys — antics — The Whipping-Post — The Breck
Mansion—La Fayette at Town Meeting—Lively antics on High Buildings—A Naval ..."
6. Works by Washington Irving (1895)
"... their Characters—Buoyant Feelings on Launching upon the Prairies—Wild Equipments
of the Trappers- Their Gambols and antics—Difference of Character ..."
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