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- Dictionarygambol/ˈɡambl/
verb
- 1. run or jump about playfully: "the mare gambolled towards her"
noun
- 1. an act of running or jumping about playfully: "the two of them run off to the woods for a gambol together"
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to run and jump in a happy way: gambol (about/around) Lambs were gambolling (about/around) in the spring sunshine. Synonyms. cavort. disport yourself old-fashioned or humorous. frisk. frolic. romp. sport. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal (non-human) behaviour. accidental. apex predator. beg. behave. behavioural science. claw.
to run and jump in a happy way: gambol (about/around) Lambs were gambolling (about/around) in the spring sunshine. Synonyms. cavort. disport yourself old-fashioned or humorous. frisk. frolic. romp. sport. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal (non-human) behavior. accidental. apex predator. beg. behave. behavioral science. claw. fawn.
The English word is not restricted to horses, but rather can be used of any frolicsome creature. It is a word that suggests levity and spontaneity, and it tends to be used especially of the lively activity of children or animals engaged in active play.
To gambol is to run around playing excitedly. Although the word sounds like "gamble," when you gambol you never lose — you just have a great time! If you've ever sprinted around, jumping up and down, yelling "woo-hoo!," you already know how to gambol.
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense gambols , present participle gambolling , past tense, past participle gambolled regional note: in AM, use gamboling, gamboled. verb. If animals or people gambol, they run or jump about in a playful way. They gamboled down the passageway.
Gambol definition: to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.. See examples of GAMBOL used in a sentence.
Definition of gambol verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define gambol. gambol synonyms, gambol pronunciation, gambol translation, English dictionary definition of gambol. to skip about as in dancing or playing; frolic; spring; caper; frisk: We love to see the deer gambol in the forest.
A jumping and skipping about in play; frolic.
gambol meaning, definition, what is gambol: to jump or run around in a lively active...: Learn more.
