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gambolling

gambolling is the present participle and gerund of gambol.

Meaning of gambol

Verb

gambol (third-person singular simple present gambols, present participle (US) gamboling or (UK) gambolling, simple past and past participle (US) gamboled or (UK) gambolled)

  1. (intransitive) To move about playfully; to frolic.
    • The lawn spread freely onward, as of old, over which, in sweet company, he had once gambolled.1835: William Gilmore Simms, The Partisan: A Romance of the Revolution, chapter XI, page 134 (Harper)
  2. (UK, West-Midlands) To do a forward roll.

See all 4 meanings of gambol

Noun

gambolling (plural gambollings)

  1. The act of one who gambols.

Forms of gambolling

Verb
alternative formgamboling
Noun
pluralgambollings

Questions about gambolling

What does gambolling mean?
Gambolling means the act of one who gambols.
What is gambolling the present participle and gerund of?
Gambolling is the present participle and gerund of gambol.
What part of speech is gambolling?
Gambolling is a noun.
What is the plural of gambolling?
The plural of gambolling is gambollings.

Words near gambolling in the dictionary

  1. gamboling
  2. gambolings
  3. gambolled
  4. gamboller
  5. gambollers
  6. gambolling
  7. gambollings
  8. gambols
  9. Gambon
  10. Gambone
  11. Gambones

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