gam·bol (g m b l)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 Verb [-bolling, -bolled] or US [-boling, -boled] to jump about playfully; frolic Noun playful jumping about; frolicking [French gambade]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | gambol - 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" game - frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games" teasing - playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing" word play - playing on words or speech sounds | | Verb | 1. | gambol - play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"frisk, frolic, lark, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, cavort, disport, sport 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" |
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