GAMBOLED Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

gamboled

verb

variants or gambolled

past tense of gambol

as in danced

to play and run about happily dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawn

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Recent Examples of gamboled Humanoids marched, backflipped, and twirled nunchucks; robotic pandas gambolled. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

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While helicopters scattered miniature red roses over the crowd, priests in white robes celebrated Mass and the popular Mazowsze folk ensemble sang and danced to traditional Polish music.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
The best part was the crew of dragonflies that danced around the summit.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of danced

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The sight of Howe leading his players around the ground as Sunderland cavorted in front of their supporters, high in level seven, was excruciating.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of cavorted

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The candidates leapt into a weekslong sprint after Lindsey Graham's death on July 11, with a filing period that took place from July 21 to 28, just ahead of Tuesday's primary.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Reports are on track to show earnings per share leaped 50% in the spring from a year earlier for companies in the S&P 500, according to FactSet.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaped

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Her father drank apple juice, romped in the garden, and remembers his time in Madras fondly.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Keegan not only rescued Newcastle from relegation in 1991-92; the following campaign his team romped to the second-division title and surged into the Premier League.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of romped

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Meanwhile, Kaia Gerber and Hailey Bieber have frolicked NYC’s streets in Repetto’s slim ballet flats and pumps.

— Irene Richardson, InStyle, 17 July 2026
After training sessions, the dogs frolicked on the sprawling back deck that Annie had transformed into a canine playground, complete with a swimming pool.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026

Definition of frolicked

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Scott explained that his kids had watched shows including The Office and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, but had skipped Parks and Recreation despite his encouragement.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
Ben Rice followed Grisham's tiebreaking double with a hard RBI single that skipped over shortstop Colt Emerson's glove.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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