gamboling 1 of 2

noun

variants or gambolling
Definition of gambolingnext
as in romping

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gamboling

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verb

variants or gambolling
present participle of gambol
as in dancing
to play and run about happily dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawn

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamboling
  1. leaping
  2. frolic
  3. dalliance
  4. amusement
  5. relaxation
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  • The image of the king leaping into the void, and sacrificing himself to buy the kingdom more time and put the genie back in the bottle, that was an image that came in the very first writer’s room five years ago in Santa Monica.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
  • No one of Rose’s modest height in NBA history played the point guard position with his combination of force, speed and leaping ability.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of leaping
Noun
  • Just one day before spirits celebrate a night of frolic on Halloween, The View has once again proven itself to be our planet's foremost breeding ground for noises emanating from another realm (either that or, as Joy Behar observed, an audience member falling off-camera).
    EW.com, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • All those dogs with no sanctioned place to bark and hump and frolic and fight.
    Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of frolic
Noun
  • No one exemplifies the boom and bust – the flash and dalliances with the justice system – of the American Dream more than President Trump.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • When Cutler replies that Andy did in fact know, Martha dismisses her own affairs as minor dalliances.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of dalliance
Noun
  • All of this is to say—with a little bit of amusement and a lot of (virtuous!) empathy—that humans respond to tragedy personally.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
  • City of Shanghai from its own resources will offer 500 million yuan in vouchers for people to use on dining, and amusements.
    Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of amusement
Noun
  • Aqua Blue Though blue might be associated with calmness and relaxation, Nashville designer Haley Beckham-Shetty would never paint a room aqua blue—and for good reason.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
  • However, for those who seek rest and relaxation in Los Angeles, this is certainly a serene spot.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of relaxation
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gamboling

gambols

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