Dictionary.com

gambol

[ gam-buhl ]
/ ˈgæm bəl /
Save This Word!
See synonyms for: gambol / gamboled / gambolled / gambolling on Thesaurus.com

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.
QUIZ
WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!
Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

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
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use gambol in a sentence

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK