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单词 gambolling
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gambollinggambolingn.

Brit. /ˈɡambl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈɡamblɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡæmb(ə)lɪŋ/
Forms: see gambol v. and -ing suffix1; also 1500s gambaldyng, 1700s gamboyling (English regional (south-western)).
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gambol v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < gambol v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of gambol v.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [noun] > capering
jetting1440
gambolling1525
frisking1572
capering1598
scampering1691
caprioling1821
caracoling1837
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > habits and actions of horse > [noun] > leap > leaping or prancing
gambolling1525
curvetting1584
career1587
pranker1628
1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. cv. [ci.] 307 He..spurred his horse, so that by gambaldyng of the horse the impostume brake in his body.
a1529 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte (?1545) 70 With gambaudynge thryftlesse, With spende and waste witlesse.
1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie ix. 53 Not to fall to Gambolding at our owne pleasure and fansie, but to followe the way quietly which he sheweth vs.
1637 J. Shirley Lady of Pleasure ii. sig. C4 If this doe not Allay her gamboling, shees's past a woman And onely a miracle must tame her.
1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. i. 35 Now to'wrds good Symon's House, I'll bend my Way, And see what makes yon Gamboling to Day.
1746 Exmoor Courtship 30 Hare's net as zome Giglets..be, oll vor Gamboyling, Rumping, Steehopping, Ragrouting, and Gigletting.
1827 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth I. 341 How great is the interval between gambolling and gambling.
1884 St. James's Gaz. 26 Sept. 6/1 The brutal gambolling and the obscene language of young roughs.
1906 Outing Jan. 429 The gamboling of lambs, the play of kittens.
1956 P. O'Brian Golden Ocean vii. 115 There you will find less to tempt you to untimely gambolling.
2001 S. Walton Out of It (2002) ii. 48 The first stage is the innocent gambolling of the goat.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

gambollinggambolingadj.

Brit. /ˈɡambl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈɡamblɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡæmb(ə)lɪŋ/
Forms: see gambol n. and -ing suffix2; also 1500s gambaldynge.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gambol v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < gambol v. + -ing suffix2.
That gambols.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [adjective] > capering
startlingc1405
gambolling1538
frisking1566
capering1595
caper-cuttinga1640
caracoling1837
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > habits and actions of horse > [adjective] > leaping or prancing
gambolling1538
curvetting1598
caprioling1628
leaping1667
jauncing1792
1538 T. Elyot Dict. Excussores equi, gambaldynge horses.
1567 Triall of Treasure sig. Ciiv O yes, is there any man or woman that hath lost, A gambolling gelding with a graye tayle.
1699 R. L'Estrange Fables Moralized ccxxxiv. 217 A Parcel of Gambolling Young Fellows were together trying Feats of Activity.
1769 D'Alenzon tr. ‘Hoamchi-Vam’ Bonze I. 38 The sharp-eyed eagle, that from his airy height shoots down unexpected on the gamboling kid.
1830 Ld. Tennyson Sea-fairies in Poems 150 Down shower the gambolling waterfalls From wandering over the lea.
1892 E. R. B. Lytton Somnium Belluinum in Marah 179 In a merrily gambolling company pass'd The lithe Leopards..and Lynxes.
1953 A. Russell Murray Walkabout 103 Hardly had we settled down in camp when we had a visit from a company of gambolling white-browed babblers.
2004 D. Lodge Author, Author ii. i. 52 He extended an arm to take in the undulant expanse of green grass and..the walkers and their gambolling dogs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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