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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 Artisans invited us into their workrooms, where the creatures gamboled on tables and spilled out across every surface, awaiting coats of paint. — Te-Ping Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamboled
  1. danced
  2. capered
  3. cavorted
  4. hopped
  5. leaped
  6. romped
  7. frolicked
  8. skipped
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  • At a San Jose coffee and matcha rave, attendees danced to DJ sets while sipping coffee and matcha rather than heading to a traditional nightclub.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
  • At one San Jose event, attendees danced to DJ sets while drinking coffee and matcha lattes rather than gathering in a traditional nightclub.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of danced
Verb
  • Tiny Guna capered about barefoot, hopping on the balls of his feet.
    — Guy Trebay, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2016
Definition of capered
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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
Verb
  • Legislators from major production states — Georgia, New York, California, Texas — have hopped on board, but the efforts of CAP and others were aimed at bringing more people into the tent, including those from states with less filming going on.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Sox have won 11 of Tolle’s last 12 starts, and his strikeout rate over the last two months has hopped above one-third of opposing hitters.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of hopped
Verb
  • But Maiava uncorked a deep pass to Corey Simms, who leaped in front of a Rutgers cornerback to catch it, then sprinted for an unexpectedly easy 52-yard touchdown.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Atlassian’s stock has leapt 230% from an April low, helped by stronger-than-expected earnings, but is still 60% below its late-2021 peak.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaped
Verb
  • This time the Eagles romped to a 40–22 win in Super Bowl LIX.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Tuesday’s elections for the Florida Legislature saw a progressive from Kissimmee win a seat in the state House while incumbents romped in party primaries across Central Florida.
    — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of romped
Verb
  • Fast-food staples like McDonald’s became a low-cost refuge where seniors lingered over morning coffee, students gathered after school and young kids frolicked in play areas.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Kids frolicked in the new Nikki Spoelstra Play Forest, one of the segment’s highlights, while a band played and vendors hawked food by South Miami City Hall as advocates and officials spoke at the dedication.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of frolicked
Verb
  • Staff at the meat department washed a trap containing raw chicken juice and skipped the sanitizing step.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But the proposal was vague on details and skipped over making a promise to renovate.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of skipped

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“Gamboled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamboled. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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