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Definitions of 'gambol'
If animals or people gambol, they run or jump about in a playful way.
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Conjugations of 'gambol'
present simple: I gambol, you gambol [...]
past simple: I gambolled or gamboled, you gambolled or gamboled [...]
past participle: gambolled or gamboled
Examples of 'gambol' in a sentence
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"," gambol "gambolled", "hiccup" hiccupped "or" hiccuped "," program "programed" or
"programmed".Then gazed up at distant peaks where the chamois gambolled and the snow still glistened.Young and old alike were enjoying watching their gambols.
Translations of 'gambol'
English-French
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● intransitive verb: gambader [...]
English-Spanish
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● intransitive verb: [lamb, child] brincar, retozar [...]
English-German
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● noun: Tollen nt, Tollerei f; (of lambs) Herumspringen nt [...]
● intransitive verb: herumtollen; herumspringen [...]
English-Italian
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● intransitive verb: saltellare [...]
English-Portuguese
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● intransitive verb: cabriolar [...]
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