: to run or play happily : frolic Children gamboled on the lawn.
How do you use gamboled in a sentence?
Gambol in a Sentence ?
- My dog is always happy to gambol with the other pooches at the park.
- Because of the rain, students are unable to gambol on the playground during recess.
- To stay in shape, my husband likes to gambol along the beach every morning.
What is the origin of the word gambol?
gambol (n.)
"frolic, merrymaking," 1590s, earlier gambolde "a skipping, a leap or spring" (1510s), from French gambade (15c.), from Late Latin gamba "horse's hock or leg," from Greek kampe "a bending" (on notion of "a joint"); see campus.
