Definition of gambol Gambol
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What does gambol mean?
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| gambol - gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" | ||
| play, frolic, romp, caper | ||
| recreation, diversion a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" | ||
| coquetry, flirtation, flirting, toying, dalliance, flirt the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working | ||
| foolery, tomfoolery, lunacy, craziness, folly, indulgence obsolete terms for legal insanity | ||
| game an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games" | ||
| horseplay rowdy or boisterous play | ||
| teasing playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing" | ||
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| gambol - play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" | ||
| frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, frisk, romp, run around, lark about | ||
| play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- gambol (Noun)
An instance of running or skipping about playfully. - gambol (Noun)
An instance of more general frisking or frolicking. - gambol (Verb)
To move about playfully; to frolic. - gambol (Verb)
To do a forward roll .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gambol (n.)
A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank. - gambol (v. i.)
To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play in frolic, like boys or lambs.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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gambol
gam′bol, v.i. to leap, skip: to frisk in sport:—pr.p. gam′bolling; pa.p. gam′bolled.—n. a skipping: playfulness. [Formerly gambold—O. Fr. gambade—It. gambata, a kick—Low L. gamba, leg.]
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