variants
or gambolling
as in romping
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variants
or gambolling
as in dancing
to play and run about happily
dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawn
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Verb
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Because of their tiny size, these monkeys are incredible jumpers, capable of leaping up to 16 feet.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2025 -
The latter was dismissed by another leaping salmon catch by Glenn Phillips.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the video, Marina frolics with a star on her cheek in some scenes.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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The team of researchers released video footage capturing almost a decade of the small white creatures’ arctic frolics, providing a rare look at how polar bear cubs behave when emerging from their dens.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Both twins have women, estranged ones at least: Smoke was once with Annie (Wunmi Mosaku), a witchy botanical healer, while Stack had a youthful dalliance with nervy, white-presenting Mary (Hailee Steinfeld), whose mother took in the boys when their father died.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Olympics’s dalliance with Esports has leveled up with the announcement that the first Olympic Esports Games will take place in Saudi Arabia in 2027.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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More casual, and far more intimate, is the arsenal of gun shots—regular Americans, children as well as adults, toting their weaponry for the camera, and for the nervous amusement of their friends and relatives.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Out of the amusement of babes comes a perfect alternative to the current tariffs panic.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Now lazy-river fans know the No. 1 place to experience relaxation on the water: Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2025
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There’s plenty at Dreams Estrella del Mar Mazatlán besides the spa to aid in your relaxation.—
Johanna Read,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Gamboling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamboling. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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