| Front | gambol \GAM-buhl\ |
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| Back | intransitive verb To dance and skip about in play; to frolic. noun A skipping or leaping about in frolic. [In Middle French, the noun "gambade" referred to the frisky spring of a jumping horse. In the early 1500s, the English word "gambol" romped into print 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.] "The children scamper and gambol about the playground with seemingly endless energy." |
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