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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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Recent Examples of gamboling
Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamboling
Verb
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When Bruce began touring and selling out arenas, Adele became famous for dancing with her son on stage—including at 90 years old, during a show in 2016.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Social media detectives speculated the NBA player and artist were dating back in July when they were spotted dancing together at a nightclub in Cabo for GloRilla’s 26th birthday.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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Early in the second quarter, Lam threw a touchdown pass to Kayla Burmood who made a leaping catch in the back of the end zone.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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Whiteside had a pass break-up late that may have been a touchdown, and followed it up with another leaping pass break-up in the left corner of the end zone against star Bucs rookie Emeka Egbuka.—
Nick Meyer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Contreras tagged Randy Rodriguez’s hanging slider in the bottom of the ninth, cavorting around the bases while his teammates spilled out of the home dugout.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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As a member of the gentry, Thomas is crossing class lines by cavorting with the fishermen who work for his father-in-law.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
Noun
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The group watches as a sock puppet opens up a lemonade stand for business and frolics around a lemon farm before Tomlinson dives into a swimming pool.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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Tim Plough’s day started next to the Pacific Ocean, watching young sons Jackson, Camden and Bodie frolic in the sand and surf at Pismo Beach.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That means exercises centered on jumping, leaping, bounding, and hopping all fit the bill.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
24 Oct. 2025
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Two days after surgery, Pippa came hopping out of the vet’s office and was finally able to return home.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rih’s dalliance with pink travels across the color’s spectrum, from candy tones, to muted neutrals, and splashes of neon, from pajamas to bump-baring hoodies, and jaw-dropping vintage.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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Throughout those seasons, Benedict was the aloof middle brother, too busy drinking too much and partaking in gender-indiscriminate dalliances to want to settle down.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
14 Oct. 2025
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Behind the scenes Six Flags Entertainment is a regional amusement-resort operator with approximately 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks and nine resort properties across 17 states in the United States, Canada and Mexico.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Taking place at the City Center Bishop Ranch, the event invites both pets and their owners to don outfits and strut their stuff for the amusement of the general public.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Fuel up in the morning with a traditional Scottish breakfast, then sip whiskey on the chesterfield sofas next to the fire after a day romping around Edinburgh.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Świątek beat Kenin in the women’s final, romping to victory with 14 consecutive sets across her seven matches, and Rafael Nadal won his 13th French Open and his 20th Grand Slam title, by battering Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 under the new roof and floodlights on Court Philippe-Chatrier.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Gamboling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamboling. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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