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
They gamboled down the passageway.
[VERB preposition/adverb]
...the sight of newborn lambs gambolling in the fields.
[VERB preposition/adverb]
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gambol in British English
verbWord forms: -bols, -bolling, -bolledWord forms: US -bols, -boling or -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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