Definition of '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.
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gambol in British English
verbWord forms: -bols, -bolling, -bolled, US -bols, -boling, -boled
noun
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Word origin
C16: from French gambade; see gambado2, jambWord Frequency
gambol in American English
noun
1.
a jumping and skipping about in play; frolic
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgamboled or ˈgambolled, ˈgamboling or ˈgambolling
2.
to jump and skip about in play; frolic
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gambol in American English
(ˈɡæmbəl) (verb -boled, -boling or also Brit -bolled, -bolling)
intransitive verb
SYNONYMS 1. spring, caper, frisk, romp.1.
to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic
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