gamboled

variants or gambolled
past tense of gambol

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamboled
Verb
  • Joining him was two-time NBA All-Star Baron Davis, who danced with Britt Stewart.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Sequins, rhinestones, and that dazzling aqua-orange palette are practically begging to be worn, danced in, and yes, painted right onto our nails.
    Abby Dupes, Allure, 26 Sep. 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
  • His two-point conversion did get intercepted by Dani Dennis-Sutton, which could have been a problem — except on the very next play, Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman leapt and picked off Allar to seal the biggest win yet of Lanning’s thus-far 40-6 tenure.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Inter Miami took a 1-0 lead right before the first half whistle when Tadeo Allende leaped and drilled in a header off a perfect cross from Jordi Alba.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Europe romped to a nine-point thrashing.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Good teams have bad weeks, even bad months; the Mets started horribly last season, and romped into the National League Championship Series.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 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 6 Oct. 2025.

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