gambols
Skips about joyfully
Gambols are playful, frolicking movements—skipping, leaping, or bounding about in a carefree way.
The word usually describes young animals or children at play: lambs gamboling in the meadow, children gamboling on the lawn.
As a verb, to gambol is to move in this lighthearted manner.
The word suggests innocence and joy.
Plays in lively fashion
- capersPranks or tangy buds
- prancesMoves with showy steps
- skipsOmits or hops lightly
- rompsBoisterous playful activity
leaps · bounces · springs · cavorts · dances · larks · rollicks · caprices
frolics
Plays in lively fashion
romps · leaps · bounces · springs · cavorts · dances · larks · rollicks · caprices · scampers
lambs
Young of sheep
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- springtimeSeason following winter
ewes · flock · hillside · grazing · pastoral · idyllic · countryside · green · frolic · innocence
children
Young human beings
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- recessPause in activity
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
hopping · tumbling · giggling · carefree · innocence · youth · jubilant · gleeful · spirited · energetic
- tomfoolerysilliness, foolery, clownery, clownishness, goofing off
- anticshijinks, shenanigans, pranks, mischief, tomfoolery