gambol - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

gambol

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgæmbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronuncation: IPA/ˈgæmbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gam′bəl)

Inflections of 'gambol' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
gambols
v 3rd person singular
gambolling
v pres pverb, present participle: -ing verb used descriptively or to form progressive verb--for example, "a singing bird," "It is singing." (Mainly UK)
gamboling
v pres pverb, present participle: -ing verb used descriptively or to form progressive verb--for example, "a singing bird," "It is singing." (US)
gambolled
v pastverb, past simple: Past tense--for example, "He saw the man." "She laughed." (Mainly UK)
gamboled
v pastverb, past simple: Past tense--for example, "He saw the man." "She laughed." (US)
gambolled
v past pverb, past participle: Verb form used descriptively or to form verbs--for example, "the locked door," "The door has been locked." (Mainly UK)
gamboled
v past pverb, past participle: Verb form used descriptively or to form verbs--for example, "the locked door," "The door has been locked." (US)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2021
gam•bol /ˈgæmbəl/USA pronunciation   v., -boled, -bol•ing or (esp. Brit.) -bolled, -bol•ling, n. 
v. [no object]
  1. to skip about happily or merrily, as in dancing or playing;
    frolic.

n. [countable]
  1. a skipping or leaping about;
    frolic.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2021
gam•bol  (gam′bəl),USA pronunciation v., -boled, -bol•ing or (esp. Brit.) -bolled, -bol•ling, n. 
v.i. 
  1. to skip about, as in dancing or playing;
    frolic.

n. 
  1. a skipping or frisking about;
    frolic.
  • Middle French gambade; see gambade
  • earlier gambold, gambald, gamba(u)de 1495–1505
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spring, caper, frisk, romp.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gambol /ˈɡæmbəl/ vb ( -bols, -bolling, -bolled) ( US -bols, -boling, -boled)
  1. (intransitive) to skip or jump about in a playful manner; frolic
 n
  1. a playful antic; frolic
Etymology: 16th Century: from French gambade; see gambado², jamb
'gambol' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
caper - dance - disport - frisk - frolic - gambado - jig - prance - rant - romp - sport
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