There are few sights more charming than that of lambs gamboling [ˈɡæmbəl] about in a meadow in full flower.

gambol
verb [ˈɡæmbəl]

Gambol means "to run or jump in a lively way." It is used as a synonym of frolic.

In Middle French, the noun gambade referred to the frisky spring of a jumping horse. In the early 1500s, its influence leapt into English twice, lending a playful bounce to both noun and verb forms of gambol. (The noun means "a skipping or leaping about in play.") Neither English word is restricted to horses, but rather can be used of any frolicsome creature.

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