Found 2 items, similar to gambol.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: gambol
gambol
n : gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or
amusement;
“it was all done in play”;
“their frolic in
the surf threatened to become ugly” [syn:
play,
frolic,
romp,
caper]
v : play boisterously;
“The children frolicked in the garden”;
“the gamboling lambs in the meadows”;
“The toddlers
romped in the playroom” [syn:
frolic,
lark,
rollick,
skylark,
disport,
sport,
cavort,
frisk,
romp,
run around,
lark about]
[also:
gambolling,
gambolled]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Gambol
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. chamber: cf.F. gambiller to kick about.
Cf.
Jamb, n.,
Gammon ham,
Gambadoes.]
A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive
prank. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
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]