gambol

intr.v., -boled, or -bolled, -bol·ing, or -bol·ling, -bols, or -bols.
To leap about playfully; frolic.

n.
A playful skipping or frolicking about.

[Alteration of French gambade, horse's jump, from Old French, perhaps from Old Italian gambata, from gamba, leg, from Late Latin, hoof, perhaps from Greek kampē, bend.]

verb

To leap and skip about playfully: caper, cavort, dance, frisk, frolic, rollick, romp. See work/play.

IN BRIEF: n. - Gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement v. - Play boisterously.

Tutor's tip: If you win the "gamble" (a game of chance to win money), you might gambol (skip with joy) all the way to the bank.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
  Synonyms: play, frolic, romp, caper

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The verb gambol has one meaning:

Meaning #1: play boisterously
  Synonyms: frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, frisk, romp, run around, lark about

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - gøre krumspring, hoppe og springe, boltre sig
n. - spring, hoppen og springen

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrolijk rondspringen, vrolijke sprong

Français (French)
v. intr. - gambader (littér), cabrioler (un animal)
n. - cabriole

Deutsch (German)
v. - herumspringen
n. - Luftsprung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χοροπηδώ
n. - πήδος, χοροπηδητό, χοροπήδημα, αναπήδηση

Italiano (Italian)
saltare, fare capriole, salto, capriola

Português (Portuguese)
v. - saltar, pular de alegria, piruetar
n. - salto (m), cambalhota (f), brinquedo (m), travessura (f)

Русский (Russian)
скачок, веселье, подпрыгивать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - saltar, brincar, retozar, juguetear
n. - brinco, retozo, jugueteo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra glädjesprång
n. - hopp, glädjesprång

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
跳跃, 耍闹, 雀跃, 嬉戏

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 跳躍, 耍鬧, 雀躍
n. - 跳躍, 嬉戲, 雀躍

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 희롱거리다
n. - 희롱

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 跳ね回る, ふざける, 飛び回る
n. - はねまわり, 跳ね回ること

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يثب مرحا (الاسم) وثب, طفر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮כירכר, פיזז, קיפץ‬
n. - ‮פיזוז, כרכור, קפיצה‬

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