gam·bol

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• gam|bol — «GAM buhl», noun, verb, boled, bol|ing or (especially British) bolled, bol|ling. –n. the act of running and jumping about in dancing or play; caper; frolic. –v.i. to frisk about; run an …   Useful english dictionary

• bol — amet·a·bol·ic; am·phi·bol·ic; am·phi·bol·if·er·ous; am·phi·bol·o·gy; an·a·bol·ic; bis·a·bol; bis·a·bol·ene; bol·bo·phyl·lum; bol·da·cious; bol·dine; bol·do; bol·du; bol·i·var; bol·land·ist; bol·lard; bol·ley s; bol·ling·er; bol·lo; bol·lock;… …   English syllables

• gambol — gam·bol …   English syllables

• gambol — gam•bol [[t]ˈgæm bəl[/t]] v. boled, bol•ing (esp. brit.) bolled, bol•ling, 1) to skip about; frolic 2) a skipping or frisking about; frolic • Etymology: 1495–1505; < MF gambade …   From formal English to slang

• gambol — gam|bol [ˈgæmbəl] v past tense and past participle gambolled present participle gambolling BrE past tense and past participle gamboled present participle gamboling AmE [i]literary [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: gambade …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gambol — gam|bol [ gæmbl ] verb intransitive MAINLY LITERARY to run, jump, and play like a young child or animal …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Gambol — Gam bol, n. [OE. gambolde, gambaulde, F. gambade, gambol, fr. It. gambata kick, fr. L. gamba leg, akin to F. jambe, OF. also, gambe, fr. L. gamba, hoof or perh. joint: cf. Gr. ? a binding, winding, W., Ir. & Gael. cam crooked; perhaps akin to E.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gambol — Gam bol v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gamboled}, or {Gambolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gamboling} or {Gambolling}.] To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play in frolic, like boys or lambs. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gamboled — Gambol Gam bol v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gamboled}, or {Gambolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gamboling} or {Gambolling}.] To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play in frolic, like boys or lambs. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gamboling — Gambol Gam bol v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gamboled}, or {Gambolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gamboling} or {Gambolling}.] To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play in frolic, like boys or lambs. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English