gambol
Leap about joyfully
To gambol is to skip, leap, or frolic playfully—the word evokes lambs bounding in spring meadows or children running carefree through a field.
The noun gambol is such a leap or frolic: The puppy's gambols across the yard delighted everyone.
The word is literary and somewhat old-fashioned, appearing more often in pastoral descriptions than everyday speech.
Lighthearted playful movement
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- cavortPlay with lively movement
- friskSearch by touch
- pranceStep high and proud
skip · bound · leap · caper · spring · hop · dance · rollick
Lighthearted playful movement
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- frolickingLighthearted energetic movement
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
jollity · revelry · lark · sport · disport · skylark · revel · horseplay
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
prance · skip · bound · leap · caper · spring · hop · dance · rollick · capriole
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- frolickingLighthearted energetic movement
merrymaking · jollity · revelry · lark · sport · disport · skylark · revel · horseplay · tomfoolery
carefree
Free from anxiety
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- blitheCheerfully indifferent
- buoyantAble to float
jaunty · whimsical · merry · cheerful · exuberant · sprightly · vivacious · frisky · gleeful · mirthful
lambs
Young of sheep
puppies · kittens · fawns · cubs · bunnies · colts · yearlings · fairies · nymphs · sprites
- playfulnessplay, frolic, romp, fun, mirth
- bouncy movementsbounce, hop, jump, leap, bound
- joyful movementsdancing, skipping, jumping, leaping, twirling
- playful movementsfrolic, romp, caper, cavort, prance
- revelryrevelry, revel, festivity, festivities, celebration
- horseplayroughhousing, hijinks, antics, horseplay, clowning around
- opening gambitInitial strategic maneuver
- queen's gambit
- The Queen's GambitPawn sacrifice opening move