Synonyms for gambol
ˈgæm bəlgam·bol

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1. gambolverb

   Synonyms:
   frolic, sport, frisk, play, caper, jump

   Antonyms:
   tire, weary, droop, flog

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1. play, frolic, romp, gambol, caperverb

   gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

   "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

   Synonyms:
   turn, put-on, joke, shoo-in, shimmer, caper, looseness, drama, gambling, maneuver, job, capriole, prank, period of play, free rein, tomboy, fun, sport, blowout, gaming, laugher, walkaway, romp, manoeuvre, dramatic play, play, swordplay, runaway, trick, hoyden, antic, bid, frolic, child's play, playing period

2. frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark aboutverb

   play boisterously

   "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"

   Synonyms:
   boast, sport, lark, frolic, romp, run around, amuse, lark about, divert, rollick, disport, cavort, frisk, feature, skylark

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1. gambolverb

   Synonyms:
   frisk, frolic, romp, caper, cut capers, leap, hop or skip (in sport)

2. gambolnoun

   Synonyms:
   frolic, prank, escapade, skip, hop, caper, romp

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1. gambolverb

   Synonyms:
   caper, frolic, play, sport, frisk, curvet

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1. Walter Scott:

   Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale; 'twas Christmas told the merriest tale; a Christmas gambol oft could cheer the poor man's heart through half the year.

2. Publilius Syrus:

   Hares can gambol over the body of a dead lion.