gambol

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.

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.

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[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).]

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]

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]

gambol

Past participle: gambolled
Gerund: gambolling

Imperative

gambol

gambol

Thesaurus

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" frolic, romp, caper, play 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
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"

gambol

verb

1. frolic, jump, hop, skip, romp, lark, caper, prance, cavort, frisk children gambolling in the fields

gambol

verb

To leap and skip about playfully:

caper, cavort, dance, frisk, frolic, rollick, romp.

Translations

يَثِبُ، يَقْفِزُ مَرَحا

dovádětposkakovat

boltre sigtumle

herumhüpfen

gambader

hoppa og skoppa og leika sér

saltellare

draiskotieslēkāt

hoppe og danse

sıçrayıp oynamak

嬉戏跳跃雀跃

gambol

[ˈgæmbəl] VI [lamb, child] → brincar, retozar

gambol

[ˈgæmb^əl] vi → gambader

gambol

n → Tollen nt, → Tollerei f; (of lambs) → Herumspringen nt; to have a gambol → herumtollen; → herumspringen

vi → herumtollen; → herumspringen

gambol

[ˈgæmb/əl] vi → saltellare

gambol

(ˈgӕmbl) – past tense, past participle ˈgambolled , (American) ˈgamboled – verb

(usually only of lambs) to jump around playfully. bokspring يَثِبُ، يَقْفِزُ مَرَحا скачам весело saltar poskakovat, dovádět herumhüpfen tumle; boltre sig χοροπηδώbrincar, retozar, saltar kepsu lööma جست و خیز کردن kirmailla gambaderכרכור 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 dartelenboltre seg, hoppe og danse brykać دانګل، غورځېدل، ټوپ وهل 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 跳跃，雀跃，嬉戏