gamboled

variants or gambolled
past tense of gambol

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamboled
Verb
  • There, Black Charlotteans danced and listened to live performances from the likes of Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In front of the West Stand press box, fans sang and danced together to Spirit of the Blues and Singing the Blues — the latter a reference to rivals Liverpool’s defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After days of explosive online back-and-forth with Nicki Minaj (and a few jabs tossed toward JT), the Bronx rapper hopped on social media with her first video addressing the fiasco that was equal parts warning and reminder.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Like the Engineer, the Pecos hopped industries and was soon embraced by Texas’ oil workers, a sign of its sheer versatility.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Indeed, even the normally mild-mannered Justice Stephen Breyer, who retired from the court in 2022, leaped to the defense of Reagan appointee William Young, the author of the decision Gorsuch criticized.
    Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Cadillac sales leaped 25% in the quarter to 46,525.
    Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While his team romped 8-0, the girls hardly felt defeated.
    Brad Lefton, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Europe romped to a nine-point thrashing.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Saturday’s start could’ve tumbled into another painful loss.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Visits to Cracker Barrel tumbled.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some detainees were ordered to put their hands up against a bus as they were frisked and then shackled around their hands, ankles and waist.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Gamboled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamboled. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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