gambol
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8.0
- noun
- /ˈɡæm.bəl/
- Literature
- Unidentified beasties gambol.
Examples
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"Look! Look there!" they cry, and gambol up beside him, pointing at the creekbank.
Fiction book (1991) -
Sally is all right, and her big lamb gambols along with the others, never knowing how close it came to being torn apart inside its mother.
Fiction book (1992) -
Hop in his walks and gambol in his eyes.
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Be kind and courteous to this gentleman; hop in his walks and gambol in his eyes;
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All my gibes and gambols.
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- Hop in his walks and gambol in his eyes.”
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E-text rewrite and publication editing by Jack Gambol INT.
Fiction book (1992) -
Your gambols, your songs, your flashes of merriment... that were wont to set the table on a roar?
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Where be your jibes now, your songs, your gambols, your flashes of merriment that were wont to set the table on a roar?
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The children had a great time during their playful gambol in the park, running and laughing together.
Synonyms
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Activity done for fun, often by children
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4.6
Lively, carefree play that often involves running and laughing
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2.5
Fun you get from playful actions like jokes or pranks
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3.8
A playful time when people run and laugh
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5.3
A playful act done to have fun
Antonyms
How Playful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gambol as a noun comes from an old word for 'leg', like the Italian gamba, and it originally named a quick jump or spring. So a gambol is a playful leap or light activity done for fun.