gambol
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : a skipping or leaping about in play
Examples
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
History and Etymology
Verb
in part verbal derivative of gambol entry 2, in part borrowing (assimilated to the noun) from Middle French gambader, verbal derivative of gambadeNoun
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 jambgambol
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- 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
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to play and run about happily //dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawnRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
gambol
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : a skipping or leaping about in play
Examples
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
History and Etymology
Verb
in part verbal derivative of gambol entry 2, in part borrowing (assimilated to the noun) from Middle French gambader, verbal derivative of gambadeNoun
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 jambgambol
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- 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
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to play and run about happily //dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawnRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
gambol
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : a skipping or leaping about in play
Examples
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
History and Etymology
Verb
in part verbal derivative of gambol entry 2, in part borrowing (assimilated to the noun) from Middle French gambader, verbal derivative of gambadeNoun
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 jambgambol
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- 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
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to play and run about happily //dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawnRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
gambol
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : a skipping or leaping about in play
Examples
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
History and Etymology
Verb
in part verbal derivative of gambol entry 2, in part borrowing (assimilated to the noun) from Middle French gambader, verbal derivative of gambadeNoun
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 jambgambol
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- 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
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to play and run about happily //dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawnRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
gambol
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : a skipping or leaping about in play
Examples
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
History and Etymology
Verb
in part verbal derivative of gambol entry 2, in part borrowing (assimilated to the noun) from Middle French gambader, verbal derivative of gambadeNoun
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 jambgambol
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- 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
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to play and run about happily //dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawnRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
gambol
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : a skipping or leaping about in play
Examples
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
History and Etymology
Verb
in part verbal derivative of gambol entry 2, in part borrowing (assimilated to the noun) from Middle French gambader, verbal derivative of gambadeNoun
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 jambgambol
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- 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
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to play and run about happily //dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawnRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases