gambol

1 of 2

verb

gam·bol ˈgam-bəl How to pronounce gambol (audio)

gamboled or gambolled; gamboling or gambolling ˈgam-bə-liŋ How to pronounce gambol (audio)

also -bliŋ

intransitive verb

: to skip about in play : frisk, frolic

gambol

2 of 2

noun

: a skipping or leaping about in play

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In Middle French, the noun gambade referred to the frisky spring of a jumping horse. In the early 1500s, English speakers adopted the word as gambol as both a verb and a noun. (The noun means "a skipping or leaping about in play.") The English word is not restricted to horses, but rather can be used of any frolicsome creature. It is a word that suggests levity and spontaneity, and it tends to be used especially of the lively activity of children or animals engaged in active play.

Example Sentences

Verb lambs gamboling in the meadow dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawn Noun she and her old college roommate headed off for one final European gambol before returning to the States to start their separate careers

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

And now that the crowds are returning to gamble and gambol, these entertainment emporiums look to be on sure footing.

Larry Light, Fortune, 14 July 2022 Three friends gambol drunkenly on the lawn, noisy in their adamant youthfulness.

Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Jan. 2022 The unusual attraction, which opened Friday, features 21 guest rooms that look out over an indoor enclosure where the bears gambol across a floor painted to look like an ice floe.

Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2021 Kids and dogs were free to gambol through the large parlors and 11 modestly sized bedrooms upstairs, and there were lots of books to read on the pillared porch.

Nancy Hass, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2020 Our first thought was to try to extend our food supply by fishing, but the flood had brought down so much food that the large specimens gambolling around our pontoon ignored our tastiest baits.

Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books, 5 Apr. 2020 What’s left is a shimmering sensibility that gambols freely in a new age.

Matt Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2019 But for the launch of two works by Italian artist Giuseppe Penone, guests gamboled across Fort Mason’s Great Meadow.

Catherine Bigelow, SFChronicle.com, 6 Nov. 2019 When the heavens open, many happily sing and gambol in the rain.

Aimee Lewis, CNN, 12 Oct. 2019

Noun

In my backyard, rabbits gambol, squirrels leap and the birds sing with a new exuberance now that there’s no traffic noise from the nearby highway.

Claire Messud, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2020 Designed by Amanda Villalobos, the prehistoric arthropods in this show gambol about with googly eyes and flicking antennas and tails.

Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2020 The other villagers are at first just part of the magnificent landscape in which the couple gambol, before their gossip and shunning and sabotaging begin to personify the evil that has encroached.

Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 13 Dec. 2019 Underneath, a river otter gambols on a rocky beach.

Lynn Jacobson, The Seattle Times, 23 Aug. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

in part verbal derivative of gambol entry 2, in part borrowing (assimilated to the noun) from Middle French gambader, verbal derivative of gambade

Noun

earlier "leap of a horse, leap, caper," probably apocopated variant of gambold, gambald, re-formation (by association with French-derived words, as ribald entry 2, ending in the suffix -aud, -auld) of gambade, borrowed from Middle French, probably borrowed from Occitan cambado, gambado, from camba "leg" (going back to Late Latin camba, gamba) + -ado -ade — more at jamb

First Known Use

Verb

1508, in the meaning defined above

Noun

circa 1510, in the meaning defined above

单词	gambol
释义	gambol 1 of 2 verb gam·bol ˈgam-bəl gamboled or gambolled; gamboling or gambolling ˈgam-bə-liŋ also -bliŋ intransitive verb : to skip about in play : frisk, frolic gambol 2 of 2 noun : a skipping or leaping about in play Did you know? In Middle French, the noun gambade referred to the frisky spring of a jumping horse. In the early 1500s, English speakers adopted the word as gambol as both a verb and a noun. (The noun means "a skipping or leaping about in play.") The English word is not restricted to horses, but rather can be used of any frolicsome creature. It is a word that suggests levity and spontaneity, and it tends to be used especially of the lively activity of children or animals engaged in active play. Synonyms Verb caper cavort disport frisk frolic lark rollick romp sport Noun binge fling frisk frolic idyll idyl lark ploy revel rollick romp spree See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb lambs gamboling in the meadow dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawn Noun she and her old college roommate headed off for one final European gambol before returning to the States to start their separate careers Recent Examples on the Web Verb And now that the crowds are returning to gamble and gambol, these entertainment emporiums look to be on sure footing. Larry Light, Fortune, 14 July 2022 Three friends gambol drunkenly on the lawn, noisy in their adamant youthfulness. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Jan. 2022 The unusual attraction, which opened Friday, features 21 guest rooms that look out over an indoor enclosure where the bears gambol across a floor painted to look like an ice floe. Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2021 Kids and dogs were free to gambol through the large parlors and 11 modestly sized bedrooms upstairs, and there were lots of books to read on the pillared porch. Nancy Hass, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2020 Our first thought was to try to extend our food supply by fishing, but the flood had brought down so much food that the large specimens gambolling around our pontoon ignored our tastiest baits. Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books, 5 Apr. 2020 What’s left is a shimmering sensibility that gambols freely in a new age. Matt Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2019 But for the launch of two works by Italian artist Giuseppe Penone, guests gamboled across Fort Mason’s Great Meadow. Catherine Bigelow, SFChronicle.com, 6 Nov. 2019 When the heavens open, many happily sing and gambol in the rain. Aimee Lewis, CNN, 12 Oct. 2019 Noun In my backyard, rabbits gambol, squirrels leap and the birds sing with a new exuberance now that there’s no traffic noise from the nearby highway. Claire Messud, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2020 Designed by Amanda Villalobos, the prehistoric arthropods in this show gambol about with googly eyes and flicking antennas and tails. Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2020 The other villagers are at first just part of the magnificent landscape in which the couple gambol, before their gossip and shunning and sabotaging begin to personify the evil that has encroached. Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 13 Dec. 2019 Underneath, a river otter gambols on a rocky beach. Lynn Jacobson, The Seattle Times, 23 Aug. 2017 See More Word History Etymology Verb in part verbal derivative of gambol entry 2, in part borrowing (assimilated to the noun) from Middle French gambader, verbal derivative of gambade Noun earlier "leap of a horse, leap, caper," probably apocopated variant of gambold, gambald, re-formation (by association with French-derived words, as ribald entry 2, ending in the suffix -aud, -auld) of gambade, borrowed from Middle French, probably borrowed from Occitan cambado, gambado, from camba "leg" (going back to Late Latin camba, gamba) + -ado -ade — more at jamb First Known Use Verb 1508, in the meaning defined above Noun circa 1510, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition gambol verb gam·bol ˈgam-bəl gamboled or gambolled; gamboling or gambolling : to run or play happily : frolic Children gamboled on the lawn. gambol 1 of 2 noun as in spree a time or instance of carefree fun she and her old college roommate headed off for one final European gambol before returning to the States to start their separate careers Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance spree romp revel frolic lark rollick fling frisk idyll idyl carouse festivity binge caper ploy escapade souse antic toot bender bum prank amusement brannigan merrymaking merriment diversion enjoyment field day entertainment bust monkeyshine(s) splore indulgence recreation pleasure shenanigan(s) self-indulgence gambol 2 of 2 verb as in to cavort to play and run about happily dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawn Synonyms & Similar Words cavort frolic dance romp leap hop lark caper rollick skip revel frisk tumble sport prance cut capers disport lope curvet carouse bound spring roister kick up one's heels trip horse around kite roughhouse cut up clown skylark joyride fool around carry on Antonyms & Near Antonyms stew sulk mope pout
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