gambol
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gam·bol /ˈɡæmbəl/ verb (gambolled, gambolling British English, gamboled, gamboling American English) [intransitive] literary JUMPto jump or run around in a lively active way 〔活泼地〕跳跃,蹦蹦跳跳 SYN frolic lambs gambolling in a field 在田野里蹦蹦跳跳的小羊 —gambol noun [countable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
gambol• lambs gamboling in the fields• Now, at seventeen, I could gambol in the forbidden delights of Elysium with no one tugging at my hand.Origin gambol (1500-1600) French gambade “horse's jump”, probably from Old Provençal camba “leg”gam·bol verbChineseSyllable
Corpus in or jump lively run a around to
gambol
gam‧bol /ˈɡæmbəl/
verb (past tense and past participle gambolled, present participle gambolling British English, gamboled, gamboling American English) [intransitive] literary
SYN frolic:
lambs gambolling in a field
—gambol noun [countable]
gam‧bol /ˈɡæmbəl/
verb (past tense and past participle gambolled, present participle gambolling British English, gamboled, gamboling American English) [intransitive] literary Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: gambade __horse__s jump__, probably from Old Provençal camba __leg__
to jump or run around in a lively active way Language: French
Origin: gambade __horse__s jump__, probably from Old Provençal camba __leg__
SYN frolic:
—gambol noun [countable]
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