frisking

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
verb play boisterously
verb search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets

The gentle zephyrs, the frisking squirrels, the nodding flowers, the singing birds, were all unheeded by them. — The Witch of Salem; or, Credulity Run Mad, John R. (John Roy) Musick
In their youthful days, they ne'er witness'd such frisking; And how wrong in the Greenfinch to flirt with the Siskin! — The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's Ball AND The Fancy Fair, William Roscoe
"The idea is for you to stand right where you are without making any breaks until I get through frisking you," said Murtha. — From Place to Place, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

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