variants
or gambolling
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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or gambolling
as in romping
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamboling
Verb
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Because of their tiny size, these monkeys are incredible jumpers, capable of leaping up to 16 feet.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2025 -
The latter was dismissed by another leaping salmon catch by Glenn Phillips.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As summer heats up and the desire for outdoor frolic grows, look skyward for relief.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
28 May 2025
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Expect multiple scenes of the characters engaging in psychedelic frolics and freak-outs, some of which illustrate their backstories through sweaty, surreal vignettes.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
19 May 2025
Noun
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The 32-team Club World Cup that begins Saturday night in Miami Gardens, Fla., will count as a large step up from those dalliances.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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And, much like Snoop Dogg’s mediocre Iz It a Crime, Wayne only makes glancing mention of his dalliance with Donald Trump.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
Noun
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At one point, the support bars bowed inward and the whole chair collapsed toward the ground—much to my friend’s amusement.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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But this new version of Krypto is both very powerful and very rambunctious, and Superman has trouble training him, much to the amusement of Superman’s peers like Batman.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Several studies suggest that showers provide fertile ground for relaxation and free association—keys for creativity.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
10 July 2025
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The magic lives where relaxation meets radical questions.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Gamboling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamboling. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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