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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 gamboling
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
Know Them By Their Fruits, for example, shows people and animals gamboling among fruit trees, and The Bermuda Triangle of Nacogdoches shows planes crashing into the ocean, in front of a plat of the landlocked town.
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Benjamin Lima
special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
His nephew said that, for decades, his grandparents had kept alive a faint hope that maybe their hero son had just been captured and would one day come gamboling through the front door to the family’s Brookside home.
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Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
The Paiva children, including Vera (played as a young woman by Valentina Herszage) and Marcelo (played as a boy by Guilherme Silveira), are gamboling on a sunny beach, playing volleyball, and chasing a stray puppy.
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Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
But her gamboling merrymakers, hammy showgirls, and blithe flaneurs insist otherwise.
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Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Verb
Okay, so the cow immediately finds its baby, and then there is a BABY COW gamboling in a field.
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Alice Burton,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
Know Them By Their Fruits, for example, shows people and animals gamboling among fruit trees, and The Bermuda Triangle of Nacogdoches shows planes crashing into the ocean, in front of a plat of the landlocked town.
—
Benjamin Lima
special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
His nephew said that, for decades, his grandparents had kept alive a faint hope that maybe their hero son had just been captured and would one day come gamboling through the front door to the family’s Brookside home.
—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
The Paiva children, including Vera (played as a young woman by Valentina Herszage) and Marcelo (played as a boy by Guilherme Silveira), are gamboling on a sunny beach, playing volleyball, and chasing a stray puppy.
—
Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamboling
Noun
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Since this World Cup began, Boston was captivated by the Tartan Army, and videos of their frolics have gone viral all over the world.
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In tom thit heo, from southern Vietnam, shrimp and thin slices of pork shoulder frolic in a stir-fry heady with lemongrass and black pepper.
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Cape Verde's been leading the offense, with several opportunities dancing around the Saudi net, but without precision.
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Attendees donning only red and white were the happiest in the park, dancing along to the DJ’s half-time playlist.
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Stokes, meanwhile, at least has runs under his belt from his two-day dalliance with his county side.
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For most of the people, there are some love triangles and dalliances and some broken hearts along with a lot of tension between a lot of the crew.
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Sea-facing rooms have views of passing ships, cavorting dolphins and the magnificent sunsets.
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All along the far side of the canyon, a cluster of dots began to wink on, like fireflies cavorting in a field.
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But the amusement didn’t last long.
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The fallout of that inquiry—to which Joe and Angela gamely acquiesce—generates its share of laughs, though our amusement comes at a cost.
Verb
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Seth took control by catching a leaping Breakker and laying him out with a powerbomb.
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On the ensuing corner kick, Suzuki deflected Alexander Isak's header off the crossbar and into the air, eventually ending the scoring chance with a leaping grab in a crowd of players.
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Top-of-the-line treatments like volcanic hot-stone massages and rejuvenating facials are available, but so is a steam room, sauna, relaxation room, terrace, and small fitness center.
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Certain minerals and nutrients found in banana peels—including potassium, magnesium, and antioxidants—can promote relaxation and support sleep-enhancing melatonin levels in the body.
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The artist, sporting fiery red hair and a colorful bodysuit, also jumped on a stripper pole at one point after hopping back on the sport bike.
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Ser Simon Strong shares his easy appetite for alliance-hopping.
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“Gamboling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamboling. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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