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gambol

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gam·bol  (gmbl)
intr.v. gam·boled or gam·bolled, gam·bol·ing or gam·bol·ling, gam·bols
To leap about playfully; frolic.
n.
A playful skipping or frolicking about.

[Alteration of French gambade, horse's jump, from Old French, perhaps from Old Italian gambata, from gamba, leg, from Late Latin, hoof, perhaps from Greek kamp, bend.]

gambol [ˈgæmbəl]
vb -bols, -bolling, -bolled US, -bols -boling, -boled
(intr) to skip or jump about in a playful manner; frolic
n
a playful antic; frolic
[from French gambade; see gambado2, jamb]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gambolgambol - gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"
coquetry, flirtation, flirting, toying, dalliance, flirt - playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
foolery, tomfoolery, lunacy, craziness, folly, indulgence - foolish or senseless behavior
game - frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games"
horseplay - rowdy or boisterous play
teasing - playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing"
word play - playing on words or speech sounds
Verb1.gambol - play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl"

gambol
verb
frolic, jump, hop, skip, romp, lark, caper, prance, cavort, frisk children gambolling in the fields
Translations
gambol [ˈgæmbəl] VI [lamb, child] → brincar, retozar

gambol [ˈgæmbəl] vigambader

gambol
nTollen nt, → Tollerei f; (of lambs)Herumspringen nt; to have a gambolherumtollen; → herumspringen

gambol [ˈgæmbl] visaltellare
gambol [ˈgæmbl] visaltellare

gambol
v gambol [ˈgӕmbl]
(usually only of lambs) to jump around playfully. bokspring يَثِبُ، يَقْفِزُ مَرَحا скачам весело poskakovat, dovádět tumle; boltre sig herumhüpfen χοροπηδώ brincar, retozar, saltar kepsu lööma جست و خیز کردن kirmailla gambader כִּרכּוּר हंसते-खेलते दौड़ना skakutati, poskakivati szökell melonjak-lonjak hoppa og skoppa og leika sér saltellare はね回る 뛰어다니다 šokinėti lēkāt; draiskoties meloncat-loncat dartelen boltre seg, hoppe og danse brykać saltar a zburda резвиться šantiť skakljati skakutati hoppa, skutta, göra krumsprång กระโดดโลดเต้น sıçrayıp oynamak (羔羊)跳躍嬉戲 стрибати, плигати اچھلنا کودنا nô đùa nhảy nhót


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I had but to make the sign of the cross, sprinkle some holy water upon them, and call them by their sweet secret names, and the whole rout had been off to the woods, with mad gambol and song, before the eyes of the astonished farmer.
But so have I seen little Miriam and Martha, laughing-eyed elves, heedlessly gambol around their old sire; sporting with the circle of singed locks which grew on the marge of that burnt-out crater of his brain.
I'm getting stout, as you may see: It is but seldom I am well: I cannot feel my ancient glee In listening to the dinner-bell: But you, you gambol like a boy, Your figure is so spare and light: The dinner-bell's a note of joy To such a healthy appetite
 
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