2 April 2016
gambol
[gam-buh l]
verb (used without object), gamboled, gamboling or (especially British) gambolled, gambolling.
1. to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
noun
2. a skipping or frisking about; frolic.
Origin of gambol
Middle French
1495-1505; earlier gambold, gambald, gamba (u) de < Middle French gambade; see gambade
Can be confused
gamble, gambol.
Synonyms
1. spring, caper, frisk, romp.
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Examples from the Web for gambol
Contemporary Examples
“ gambol and I sat down and made a meal of his balls,” Juarez tells Luntz.
Pulp Fiction, With a Poet’s Touch
Taylor Antrim
April 28, 2009
Historical Examples
It was a lark, but I think its up to us to gambol over there, clothed and in our right mindsand own up.
Winona of the Camp Fire
Margaret Widdemer
Mr. Heath, bring on your Chinese and let them gambol and frisk.
The Readjustment
Will Irwin
In earnest about everything, he must work out his liberty before he could gambol.
There and Back
George MacDonald
No one was in sight, and he was free to gambol as much as he pleased.
A Chosen Few
Frank R. Stockton
Anagram
lag mob
go lamb
Today’s quote
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On this day
2 April 1926 – birth of Sir John Arthur ‘Jack’ Brabham AO OBE, Australian racing legend, 3 times Formula One world champion (1959, 1960, 1966).
2 April 1972 – Charlie Chaplin returns to the U.S. after 20 years of self-imposed exiled for ‘un-American’ activities. He had been accused during the McCarthy era of being a communist sympathiser.
2 April 1982 – Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, a British-controlled territory. The conflict escalates with Britain sending troops to expel Argentina. The conflict ends on 14 June 1982 when Britain regains control of the Islands.
2 April 2007 – Argentina restates its claim that the Falkland Islands belong to Argentina. Britain continues to oppose the claim.