gambol

[gam-buhl]

verb (used without object)

gamboled, gamboling , gambolled, gambolling .

1. to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.

   Synonyms: romp, frisk, caper, spring

noun

1. a skipping or frisking about; frolic.

gambol

/ ˈɡæmbəl /

verb

1. (intr) to skip or jump about in a playful manner; frolic

noun

1. a playful antic; frolic

Word History and Origins

Origin of gambol¹

1495–1505; earlier gambold, gambald, gamba(u)de, from Middle French gambade, variant of gambado ² ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of gambol¹

C16: from French gambade; see _gambado ², _jamb

Example Sentences

The dire wolves known to paleontologists, however, are different from the creatures that can now be viewed in Colossal videos gamboling in an open field.

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McDonald is game for the high jinks but doesn’t always seem natural gamboling about the stage.

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He is currently gamboling around my feet while our older dog, Koda, looks on with a combination of suspicion and hope, like he can’t quite believe what he’s seeing.

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With trees swaying in the gentle breeze and birds and butterflies gamboling in the setting sun, it would be foolish not to fall into sportive line.

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On its spine fleurs-de-lis alternate with gamboling dolphins, while its cover bears the arms of Louis XIV’s heir, the Grand Dauphin.

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Related Words

• cavort 
• frolic 
• prance