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gambol

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verb

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Recent Examples of gambol
Noun
In my backyard, rabbits gambol, squirrels leap and the birds sing with a new exuberance now that there’s no traffic noise from the nearby highway. Claire Messud, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2020 Designed by Amanda Villalobos, the prehistoric arthropods in this show gambol about with googly eyes and flicking antennas and tails. Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2020
Verb
Those endless summer days spent watching Messi gambol around the football pitches of our souls? Jack Lang, The Athletic, 14 July 2024 Amongst the ornate grandeur of the state rooms and bedrooms, hung in with priceless tapestries and embroideries of gambolling classical Arcadian subjects and vast likenesses of Stuart kings and queens, her work is arresting at every turn. Sarah Mower, Vogue, 1 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for gambol
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gambol
Noun
  • In 2014, Rodger killed six people in a stabbing and shooting spree in Isla Vista, California, before turning the gun on himself.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
  • Retail investors remain on a buying spree, while big Wall Street players such as hedge funds have been sitting it out throughout this year’s market turmoil, according to JPMorgan data.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • As a member of the gentry, Thomas is crossing class lines by cavorting with the fishermen who work for his father-in-law.
    B. Pietras June 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
  • Inevitably, the moment that Margarita spies a hobby horsing class cavorting around a room in the local middle school will likely have a profound effect on the film’s audience.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • Winner of the Tony for Best Musical among a raft of prestigious awards, the diabolically funny romp was based on a novel by Roy Horniman.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
  • McConnell finished with 12 points, nine rebounds, six assists and four steals in 24 minutes of Indiana’s 108-91 Game 6 romp of OKC.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Alcaraz hit a deep defensive shot and recovered quickly, dancing across the court with fleet little steps, and ran around his backhand to hit a forehand down the line.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • The soccer is the show, and fans provide music with their vocal cords and dancing with their hips.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Whilst the revels did flourish, Freeman labored upon his own grand design — the fair Castle Gwynn, a stone bastion of olden style, rising proudly across from the fields of festivity in Arrington.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
  • So the couple also decided to give Huckleberry an important role in their gender revel.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Verb
  • After exchanging glances, the deer starts chasing Kodak, and the two can be seen frolicking in the grass.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 13 July 2025
  • According to the radio, there is much frolicking in the big city.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • In Europe, this member of the family Alaudidae is called a shore lark, because it is found in wintertime along the seashores.
    Matt Kracht, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • That colossal production, which involved the construction of villages in which to film and the onscreen involvement of the host country’s armed forces, began as a lark and turned into an albatross.
    Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • If the actual burn pattern is in patches, hopping between tree stands while leaving other clusters untouched, that would better facilitate wildlife's return.
    Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 19 July 2025
  • Great for exploring city streets or hopping between museums, this one brings polish to any travel itinerary.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025

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“Gambol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gambol. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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