gambolling
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present participleof gambol.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
gambolverb (used without object)to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
Example Sentences
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And, if you dig the ship, check out the mother—the queen of the meanies, who rolls up late in the show, gambolling across salt flats toward a school bus full of innocent children.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 27, 2016
The gambolling creatures we habitually count to get to sleep are recast as necrotic nightmares, a World War Z-style rolling wave of bad baa juju.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2016
BST07:55 9 min: Spurs attack on the break, with Harry Kane gambolling down the right flank.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 8, 2015
Temmer, in fact, looks almost hysterical, as though a herd of puppies with bows on are gambolling straight towards her.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 12, 2013
I leaned back in the embrasure in a more comfortable position, so that I could enjoy more fully the aërial gambolling.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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