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gambol

[ gam-buhl ]
/ ˈgæm bəl /
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verb (used without object), gam·boled, gam·bol·ing or (especially British) gam·bolled, gam·bol·ling.
to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
noun
a skipping or frisking about; frolic.
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Origin of gambol

1495–1505; earlier gambold, gambald, gamba(u)de, from Middle French gambade, variant of gambado2

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gambol

gamble, gambol

Words nearby gambol

gamble, gamblers' fallacy, gambling, gambling house, gamboge, gambol, gambrel, gambrel roof, Gambrinus, gambusia, game
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Words related to gambol

cavort, frolic, prance, bound, caper, cut, frisk, hop, jump, lark, leap, play, revel, roister, rollick, romp, skip, sport, spring, carry on

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British Dictionary definitions for gambol

gambol
/ (ˈɡæmbəl) /
verb -bols, -bolling or -bolled or US -bols, -boling or -boled
(intr) to skip or jump about in a playful manner; frolic
noun
a playful antic; frolic

Word Origin for gambol

C16: from French gambade; see gambado ², jamb
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