/gam"beuhl/ , v. , gamboled, gamboling or ( esp. Brit. ) gambolled, gambolling , n.
v.i.
1. to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
n.
2. a skipping or frisking about; frolic.
[ 1495-1505; earlier gambold, gambald, gamba ( u ) de gambade; see GAMBADE ]
Syn. 1. spring, caper, frisk, romp.