gambol

/ˈɡæm.bəl/

noun

An instance of running or skipping about playfully.

Examples :

"The puppies' morning gambol in the park was full of joyful leaps and bounds. "

noun

An instance of more general frisking or frolicking.

Examples :

"The puppies engaged in a joyful gambol in the park, chasing each other and tumbling in the grass. "

animal action entertainment

verb

To move about playfully; to frolic.

Examples :

"The lambs gambol in the spring meadow. "

action entertainment nature

verb

To do a forward roll.

Examples :

"The children began to gambol down the grassy hill after school, rolling and laughing all the way. "

action sport body entertainment

Meanings

Examples :

"The puppies' morning gambol in the park was full of joyful leaps and bounds. "

Examples :

"The puppies engaged in a joyful gambol in the park, chasing each other and tumbling in the grass. "

Examples :

"The lambs gambol in the spring meadow. "

Examples :

"The children began to gambol down the grassy hill after school, rolling and laughing all the way. "

Related Words

puppies noun

A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12-18 months)

frolicking verb

To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.

morning noun

The part of the day from dawn to noon.

instance noun

Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence.

children noun

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

running verb

To move swiftly.

general noun

A general fact or proposition; a generality.

frisking verb

To frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap.

skipping verb

To move by hopping on alternate feet.

tumbling verb

To fall end over end; to roll over and over.

laughing verb

To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.

playfully adverb

In a playful manner.