gambol
verb/ˈɡæmbl/
/ˈɡæmbl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gambol | /ˈɡæmbl/ /ˈɡæmbl/ |
| he / she / it gambols | /ˈɡæmblz/ /ˈɡæmblz/ |
| past simple gambolled | /ˈɡæmbld/ /ˈɡæmbld/ |
| past participle gambolled | /ˈɡæmbld/ /ˈɡæmbld/ |
| (US English also) past simple gamboled | /ˈɡæmbld/ /ˈɡæmbld/ |
| (US English also) past participle gamboled | /ˈɡæmbld/ /ˈɡæmbld/ |
| -ing form gambolling | /ˈɡæmblɪŋ/ /ˈɡæmblɪŋ/ |
| (US English also) -ing form gamboling | /ˈɡæmblɪŋ/ /ˈɡæmblɪŋ/ |
- (+ adv./prep.) to jump or run about in a lively way
- lambs gambolling in the meadow
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGambol is used with these nouns as the subject:- lamb
Word Originearly 16th cent.: alteration of gambade, from Spanish gambada, via French from Italian gambata ‘trip up’, from gamba ‘leg’.Definitions on the go
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