gambol
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gam·bol
[gam-buh
l] verb, gam·boled, gam·bol·ing or ( especially British ) gam·bolled, gam·bol·ling, noun verb (used without object)
1.
to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
noun
2.
a skipping or frisking about; frolic.
Origin:
1495–1505; earlier gambold, gambald, gamba(u)de < Middle French gambade; see gambade
1495–1505; earlier gambold, gambald, gamba(u)de < Middle French gambade; see gambade
Related forms
un·gam·boled, adjective
un·gam·bol·ing, adjective
un·gam·bolled, adjective
un·gam·bol·ling, adjective
Synonyms
1. spring, caper, frisk, romp.
1. spring, caper, frisk, romp.
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| —vb , (US) -bols, -bolling, -bolled, -bols, -boling, -boled | |
| 1. | (intr) to skip or jump about in a playful manner; frolic |
| —n | |
| 2. | a playful antic; frolic |
| [C16: from French gambade; see | |
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Word Origin & History
gambol
1510s, originally gambolde "a leap or spring," from M.Fr. gambade, from L.L. gamba "horse's hock or leg," from Gk. kampe "bend." The verb is first attested c.1500. Related: Gamboled; gamboling; gambolling.
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Example sentences
He determined to revisit the scene of the last evening's gambol, and if he met with any of the party, to demand his dog and gun.
Where the graceful lambs played but now, unwieldy sea calves gambol.
In winter, a few deer gambol through crunching snow from the surrounding forest, sniff then retreat.
The race's leaders let low-ranked riders gambol for the second successive day, and there was only a small change at the top.
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