Gambol — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

play boisterously

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈæmbɑːl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈambɒl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈambɒl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈæmbɑːl/.

Examples

it was all done in play
their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly
The children frolicked in the garden

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rollick romp caper run around lark cavort skylark frolic sport frisk lark about play disport

Parts of Speech

noun	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement “it was all done in play”
verb	play boisterously “The children frolicked in the garden”

Word Forms

play	verb	engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
frolic	verb	play boisterously
romp	verb	play boisterously
gambol	verb	play boisterously
caper	verb	jump about playfully
frolic	noun	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
lark	noun	any carefree episode
sport	noun	an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
gambol	noun	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
romp	noun	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
romper	noun	a person who romps or frolics

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

gambader

activité récréative gaie ou légère pour se divertir ou s'amuser

🇪🇸Spanish

retozar

Actividad recreativa alegre o alegre para diversión o entretenimiento.

🇮🇹Italian

gioco d'azzardo

attività ricreativa gaia o spensierata a scopo di svago o divertimento

🇳🇱Dutch

gok

homoseksuele of luchtige recreatieve activiteit voor afleiding of amusement

🇵🇹Portuguese

jogar

atividade recreativa alegre ou alegre para diversão ou diversão

🇷🇺Russian

резвиться

веселое или беззаботное развлечение для развлечения или развлечения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कलोल

मनोरंजन या मनोरंजन के लिए समलैंगिक या हल्की-फुल्की मनोरंजक गतिविधि

🇧🇩Bengali

জুয়া

বিমুখতা বা বিনোদনের জন্য সমকামী বা হালকা-হৃদয়ের বিনোদনমূলক কার্যকলাপ

🇮🇳Tamil

சூதாட்டம்

ஓரினச்சேர்க்கையாளர் அல்லது இலகுவான மனதுடன் கூடிய பொழுதுபோக்கு செயல்பாடுகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్యాంబోల్

మళ్లింపు లేదా వినోదం కోసం స్వలింగ సంపర్కులు లేదా తేలికైన వినోద కార్యకలాపాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

जुगार

वळवणे किंवा करमणुकीसाठी समलिंगी किंवा हलके-फुलके मनोरंजक क्रियाकलाप

🇮🇳Gujarati

જુગાર

ડાયવર્ઝન અથવા મનોરંજન માટે ગે અથવા હળવા દિલની મનોરંજન પ્રવૃત્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ಯಾಂಬೋಲ್

ತಿರುವು ಅಥವಾ ಮನೋರಂಜನೆಗಾಗಿ ಸಲಿಂಗಕಾಮಿ ಅಥವಾ ಲಘು ಹೃದಯದ ಮನರಂಜನಾ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചൂതാട്ടം

വഴിതിരിച്ചുവിടുന്നതിനോ വിനോദത്തിനോ വേണ്ടിയുള്ള സ്വവർഗ്ഗാനുരാഗം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഹൃദയസ്പർശിയായ വിനോദ പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੂਆ

ਡਾਇਵਰਸ਼ਨ ਜਾਂ ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ ਲਈ ਸਮਲਿੰਗੀ ਜਾਂ ਹਲਕੇ ਦਿਲ ਦੀਆਂ ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀਆਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

جوا

موڑ یا تفریح کے لیے ہم جنس پرست یا ہلکے دل کی تفریحی سرگرمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

甘博尔

用于消遣或娱乐的同性恋或轻松的娱乐活动

🇯🇵Japanese

ギャンブル

気晴らしや娯楽のための同性愛者または気楽なレクリエーション活動

🇰🇷Korean

도박

기분 전환이나 오락을 위한 게이 또는 가벼운 마음의 레크리에이션 활동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trò chơi cờ bạc

hoạt động giải trí đồng tính nam hoặc vui vẻ để chuyển hướng hoặc giải trí

🇹🇭Thai

แกมโบล

กิจกรรมสันทนาการสำหรับเกย์หรือเบาสมองเพื่อความบันเทิงหรือความบันเทิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

lompat

aktivitas rekreasi gay atau ringan untuk pengalihan atau hiburan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وثب

نشاط ترفيهي مثلي الجنس أو خفيف القلب للتحويل أو التسلية

🇮🇷Persian

گامول

فعالیت های تفریحی همجنس گرا یا سبک دل برای انحراف یا سرگرمی

🇹🇷Turkish

kumar

oyalanma veya eğlence için gey veya hafif yürekli eğlence etkinliği

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