gambol
[gam-buhl]
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.
Origin of gambol
Synonyms for gambol
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Related Words for gambol
frolic, prance, cavort, caper, play, rollick, hop, romp, spring, bound, jump, revel, leap, cut, frisk, skip, lark, roister, sportExamples from the Web for gambol
Contemporary Examples of gambol
“Gambol and I sat down and made a meal of his balls,” Juarez tells Luntz.
Historical Examples of gambol
Perhaps there was in her something of the feline; the instinct of the cat to gambol with its prey.
Nicanor - Teller of TalesC. Bryson Taylor
Lambs, it is true, gambol, but in due time they all get fleeced.
CrankismsLisle de Vaux Matthewman
Mr. Heath, bring on your Chinese and let them gambol and frisk.
The ReadjustmentWill Irwin
No one was in sight, and he was free to gambol as much as he pleased.
A Chosen FewFrank R. Stockton
Through its middle runs a large hall for the kids to gambol in.
Alamo RanchSarah Warner Brooks
gambol
verb -bols, -bolling or -bolled or US -bols, -boling or -boled
noun
Word Origin for gambol
C16: from French gambade; see gambado ², jamb
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