Antonyms for gambol

Grammar : Verb

Spell : gam-buhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæm bəl

face

Definition of gambol

Origin : "frolic, merrymaking," 1590s, originally gambolde "a leap or spring" (c.1500), from Middle French gambade (15c.), from Late Latin gamba "horse's hock or leg," from Greek kampe "a bending" (on notion of "a joint"), from PIE *kamp- "to bend" (see campus).

verb tumble playfully

Example sentences :

Perhaps there was in her something of the feline; the instinct of the cat to gambol with its prey.
Extract from : « Nicanor - Teller of Tales » by C. Bryson Taylor

Lambs, it is true, gambol, but in due time they all get fleeced.
Extract from : « Crankisms » by Lisle de Vaux Matthewman

Mr. Heath, bring on your Chinese and let them gambol and frisk.
Extract from : « The Readjustment » by Will Irwin

No one was in sight, and he was free to gambol as much as he pleased.
Extract from : « A Chosen Few » by Frank R. Stockton

Through its middle runs a large hall for the kids to gambol in.
Extract from : « Alamo Ranch » by Sarah Warner Brooks

Make me your squirrel—I'll put on your chain, and gambol and play for ever at your side.
Extract from : « A Bold Stroke for a Husband » by Hannah Cowley

I liked a bit of a gambol when I was a winikin bit of a pisky maid myself.
Extract from : « Furze the Cruel » by John Trevena

He was said to be very fond of his master, and to gambol with him like a dog.
Extract from : « Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom » by Samuel Griswold Goodrich

"If you work as you gambol, I shouldn't think you'd be much in demand," laughed Judith.
Extract from : « Thirty » by Howard Vincent O'Brien

"Oh, it was only a Christmas gambol, sir," said Tom carelessly.
Extract from : « The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) » by Mrs. Henry Wood

Synonyms for gambol

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