gambol
verb
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Definition of gambol
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gambol
nounDefinition of gambol (Entry 2 of 2)
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Synonyms for gambol
Synonyms: Verb
caper, cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, lark, rollick, romp, sport
Synonyms: Noun
binge, fling, frisk, frolic, idyll (also idyl), lark, ploy, revel, rollick, romp, spree
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Examples of gambol in a Sentence
Verb
lambs gamboling in the meadow dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawnNoun
she and her old college roommate headed off for one final European gambol before returning to the States to start their separate careers
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And where earlier series featured grown humans gamboling in costume, the new one is made as puppet animation, the most magical of animated mediums. — Robert Lloyd, latimes.com, "Review: 'Moon and Me,' from a mind behind 'Teletubbies,' has a dreamy charm," 6 June 2019 And whereas the earlier series featured grown humans gamboling in costume, the new one is made as puppet animation, the most magical kind. — Robert Lloyd, Twin Cities, "‘Moon and Me,’ from a mind behind ‘Teletubbies,’ has a dreamy charm," 10 June 2019 The big charcoal drawings of similar woods in which Mr. Shaw gamboled as a child are similarly built more to impress than to move. — Peter Plagens, WSJ, "‘George Shaw: A Corner of a Foreign Field’ Review: Solid, Quietly Poetic and Gently Political," 3 Oct. 2018 That southeast corner of routes 22 and 59 saw Light's herd of horses and their foals gamboling in the pastures. — Barbara Benson, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Horses continue to make history in Barrington area," 5 July 2018 Thanks to a reintroduction program, this horse is now found on the steppes of Central Asia, and up to 300 horses gambol around in Mongolia. — Ralph Steadman, Discover Magazine, "Where the Wild Things Aren't," 1 Mar. 2018 Once the legislature got a look and all the devils that are gamboling through the details of the deal, somebody threw the emergency braking system and the whole legislature screeched to a halt. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "Human Bowling Jacket Paul LePage Equates Confederate Statues with 9/11 Monuments," 17 Aug. 2017 Or a surreal snow globe, with dinosaurs and flamingos gamboling next to the Tour Eiffel? — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, "Merci’s Summer Pop-Up Is Your Source for Quirky Paris Keepsakes," 13 July 2017 Each episode — burbling freshets, dancing peasants, water sprites gamboling in moonlit waters, a torrent tumbling over the St. John's Rapids – was firmly drawn and smoothly tied together. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Jakub Hrusa scores strong CSO debut with vital account of Czech symphonic cycle," 19 May 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Underneath, a river otter gambols on a rocky beach. — Lynn Jacobson, The Seattle Times, "Paddle a kayak from Fort Worden for a waterside tour of Port Townsend," 23 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gambol.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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