gambol

¹gam·bol

verb \ˈgam-bəl\

gam·boled or gam·bolledgam·bol·ing or gam·bol·ling\-bə-liŋ also -bliŋ\

Definition of GAMBOL

intransitive verb

: to skip about in play : frisk, frolic

Examples of GAMBOL

1. lambs gamboling in the meadow
2. <dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawn>

First Known Use of GAMBOL

1508

Related to GAMBOL

Synonyms: caper, cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, lark, rollick, romp, sport

Related Words: bound, hop, leap, lope, skip, spring, trip, tumble; curvet, dance, prance; carouse, revel, roister; carry on, fool around, horse around; clown, cut up; joyride, roughhouse, skylark; kite

Near Antonyms: mope, pout, stew, sulk

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Rhymes with GAMBOL

amble, bramble, gamble, ramble, scramble, shamble