frisking

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɹɪskɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɪskɪŋ === Verb === frisking present participle and gerund of frisk === Noun === frisking (plural friskings) The act or an instance of checking someone's clothes and body for weapons or contraband. Synonyms: frisk, patdown The action or motion of one who frisks; a gambol. ==== Translations ==== == Old High German == === Alternative forms === friscing, frusking, fruscing === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === frisking m (animal) sacrificial victim ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: vrischinc German: Frischling ==== References ==== Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), 6th edition