gambolverb [ I ]
uk/ˈɡæm.bəl/us/ˈɡæm.bəl/-ll- or US usually -l- literaryto run and jump in a happy way:
Lambs were gambolling (about/around) in the spring sunshine.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- eusocial
- fledge
- lap
- maul
- migrant
- mob
- molt
- nest
- perch
- prey
- ruminate
- scratch
- shy
- skitter
- slaver 1
- stampede
- suckle
- torpor
- trot
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