Meaning & use
Gambols
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Runs or jumps about playfully, as a young animal or child at play.
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The lamb gambols across the meadow every spring morning.
Her puppy gambols around the yard, chasing its own tail.
A note on using this word
A somewhat literary or old-fashioned word, most often used to describe the playful leaping of young animals such as lambs.
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2. noun
A playful skip or jump; a frolic.
The kitten's gambols delighted the children watching.
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