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gambol Definition

gam·bol (gambəl)

noun

a jumping and skipping about in play; frolic

Etymology: earlier gambolde < Fr gambade, a gambol: see gambado

intransitive verb -·boled or -·bolled, -·bol·ing or -·bol·ling

to jump and skip about in play; frolic

gambol Synonyms

gambol

v.

frolic, caper, romp; see play 2.

gambol Usage Examples

Object

lamb: Baby chicks, baby rabbits, gamboling lambs, blossom.

Converse of object

watch: And standing beside us, looking down like a mother watching the gambols of her first-born, was C__ 's sister D__ .

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