gambol in English dictionary

  • gambol

    Meanings and definitions of "gambol"

    • (intransitive) To move about playfully; to frolic.
    • (UK, regional) to do a forward roll
    • An instance of running or skipping about playfully.
    • noun
      An instance of running or skipping about playfully.
    • noun
      An instance of more general frisking or frolicking.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To move about playfully; to frolic.
    • verb
      (Britain, West Midlands)
      to do a forward roll
    • be amused (with something)
    • noun
      gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
    • verb
      play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"

    Synonyms of "gambol" in English dictionary

    sport, skylark, play are the top synonyms of "gambol" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of gambol

    • gambol ( third-person singular simple present gambols, present participle ( UK) gambolling or ( US) gamboling, simple past and past participle ( UK) gambolled or ( US) gamboled)
    • gambol ( plural  gambols)
    • gambol (plural gambols)
    • gambol (third-person singular simple present gambols, present participle (UK) gambolling or (US) gamboling, simple past and past participle (UK) gambolled or (US) gamboled)
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