gambol
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gambol
to skip about as in dancing or playing; frolic; spring; caper; frisk: We love to see the deer gambol in the forest.
Not to be confused with:
gamble – to bet; to take a chance on; venture; hazard; speculation; flyer: I’ll take a gamble on the chance that I’ll win.
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gam·bol
(găm′bəl)intr.v. gam·boled, gam·bol·ing, gam·bols or gam·bolled or gam·bol·ling
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, from Greek kampē, bend (as in a limb).]
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gambol
(ˈɡæmbəl)vb, -bols, -bolling or -bolled, -bols, -boling or -boled
(intr) to skip or jump about in a playful manner; frolic
n
a playful antic; frolic
[C16: from French gambade; see gambado2, jamb]
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gam•bol
(ˈgæm bəl)v. -boled, -bol•ing (esp. Brit.) -bolled, -bol•ling, v.i.
1. to skip about; frolic.
n. 2. a skipping or frisking about; frolic.
[1495–1505; < Middle French gambade]
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gambol
Past participle: gambolled
Gerund: gambolling
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 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 |
Verb | 1. | 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" |
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gambol
verb
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gambol
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Translations
يَثِبُ، يَقْفِزُ مَرَحا
dovádětposkakovat
boltre sigtumle
hoppa og skoppa og leika sér
draiskotieslēkāt
sıçrayıp oynamak
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gambol
n → Tollen nt, → Tollerei f; (of lambs) → Herumspringen nt; to have a gambol → herumtollen; → herumspringen
vi → herumtollen; → herumspringen
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gambol
(ˈgӕmbl) – past tense, past participle ˈgambolled , (American) ˈgamboled – verb (usually only of lambs) to jump around playfully.
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