GAMBOLLING Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

gamboling 1 of 2

noun

variants or gambolling

as in romping

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verb

variants or gambolling

present participle of gambol

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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Noun

But her gamboling merrymakers, hammy showgirls, and blithe flaneurs insist otherwise. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Verb

The foundation's dogs typically eat about 10 metric tons (22,046 pounds) of dry food each year and spend their summers gamboling in the remnants of snow in the mountains before heading 40 kilometers (25 miles) down winding roads back to the kennel in Barryland. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 Okay, so the cow immediately finds its baby, and then there is a BABY COW gamboling in a field. — 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

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Noun

Launched in 2001 in its distinctive black bottle—inspired by a neoprene wetsuit and scuba tank, naturally—Surf Spray turned a frolic in the waves into an everyday styling ritual.

— Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 31 July 2026
The main social space on the ground floor is purposely uncluttered, all the better to shift easily between poolside family frolics, predinner drinks with guests, and ad hoc performances when the muse strikes.

— Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026

Definition of frolic

Verb

Married couple Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita are dancing into the microseries space.

— Peter White, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Among their favorite memories was dancing during a free performance on Lincoln Road, where passersby stopped to watch and later attended one of the festival’s theater performances.

— Orlando Taquechel, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of dancing

Noun

Nobody in his immediate circle knows that Bret is gay, enjoying regular dalliances with class pothead Matt (Owen Painter) and pining over Ryan (Daniel Dale).

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Hanania’s dalliance with the tech right showed him what happens when otherwise smart people adopt an anti-elite political identity.

— Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

Definition of dalliance

Verb

Euphoric players cavorting in disbelief, long-suffering fans crumpling to their knees in tears, commentators’ voices cracking at the drama of it all.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
McGinley photographed models cavorting naked (always naked) through sand dunes in the Mojave Desert and pine forests in Vermont, in a frigid ice cave in upstate New York and perched above a rushing waterfall in Tennessee.

— Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Definition of cavorting

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In a television ad for Dunkin’, Kylie Jenner wore a blush-pink, satin, structured blazer with over-the-top shoulder pads, a designer choice that generated some amusement online from those previously unfamiliar with the brand’s name.

— Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
The press noted with amusement the plight of the court reporter who threw his hands in the air in frustration after trying to transcribe scatting.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of amusement

Verb

But no one suspects Becca, who walks away with an additional seven points, leaping from a tie for last place (with Izzy and Erika) to a clean win, and the fanciest, courtliest, most butterfly-est wig of them all.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
With runners on first and second in the fifth inning, Furcal made a leaping grab of pitcher Woody Williams’ liner.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaping

Noun

As for hospitality, relaxation comes easy within luxurious canvas tents alongside a comprehensive birdwatching program—especially those led by Oberoi’s expert naturalist, Soulin Chatterjee.

— Lydia Swinscoe, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Fortunately, getting meaningful rest and relaxation doesn’t always have to come with a hefty price tag or require time off for travel.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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