gamboling

The word “gamboling” has 3 syllables: gam-bo-ling

It's pronounced as /ˈɡæmbəlɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for gamboling?

In the thesaurus, “gamboling” has 87 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for gamboling along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for gamboling

  • amusement
  • binge
  • bounding
  • buffoonery
  • capering
  • carousing
  • carrying on
  • cavorting
  • clowning
  • curveting
  • curvetting
  • cutting capers
  • cutting up
  • dalliance
  • dancing
  • delight
  • devilment
  • devilry
  • deviltry
  • disporting
  • diversion
  • enjoyment
  • entertainment
  • fling
  • fooling around
  • friskiness
  • frisking
  • frolic
  • frolicking
  • fun
  • fun and games
  • hanky-panky
  • high jinks
  • hijinks
  • hilarity
  • hob
  • hobby
  • hobbyhorse
  • hopping
  • horseplay
  • horsing around
  • impishness
  • jinks
  • joyriding
  • kick
  • kiting
  • knavery
  • lark
  • larking
  • leaping
  • loping
  • merriment
  • merrymaking
  • mischief
  • mischievousness
  • pastime
  • play
  • playfulness
  • pleasance
  • pleasure
  • prancing
  • rascality
  • recreation
  • relaxation
  • revel
  • reveling
  • revelling
  • revelry
  • roguishness
  • roistering
  • rollick
  • rollicking
  • romping
  • roughhousing
  • skipping
  • skylarking
  • sport
  • sporting
  • sportiveness
  • spree
  • springing
  • tomfoolery
  • tripping
  • tumbling
  • waggery
  • wantonness
  • whoopee

Antonyms for gamboling

Meanings of gamboling

  • verb
    1. To move about playfully; to frolic.
    2. To do a forward roll.
  • noun
    1. The act of one who gambols.

Example Sentences

  • In the springtime, lambs can be seen gamboling in the green fields, enjoying the fresh air.
  • The children spent the afternoon gamboling in the park, their laughter echoing through the trees.
  • After a long winter, the puppies eagerly engaged in gamboling as soon as they stepped outside.
  • The foals were seen gamboling in the pasture, their playful antics a delight to behold.
  • As the sun set, the kittens could be spotted gamboling in the garden, chasing after butterflies with enthusiasm.

On this page you'll find 97 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gamboling, such as: amusement, binge, bounding, buffoonery, capering, carousing, carrying on.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

dabbling

dalliance

  • a little on the side
  • affair
  • amorous play
  • amusement
  • binge
  • buffoonery
  • carrying-on
  • dabbling
  • delay
  • delaying
  • delight
  • devilment
  • devilry
  • deviltry
  • dilly-dallying
  • diversion
  • enjoyment
  • entertainment
  • fling
  • fooling around
  • friskiness
  • frittering
  • frivoling
  • frolic
  • frolicking
  • fun
  • fun and games
  • gamboling
  • gambolling
  • hanky-panky
  • high jinks
  • hijinks
  • hilarity
  • hob
  • hobby
  • hobbyhorse
  • horseplay
  • idling
  • impishness
  • jinks
  • kick
  • knavery
  • lark
  • loafing
  • loitering
  • merriment
  • merrymaking
  • messing around
  • mischief
  • mischievousness
  • pastime
  • play
  • playfulness
  • playing
  • pleasance
  • pleasure
  • poking
  • procrastinating
  • procrastination
  • puttering
  • rascality
  • recreation
  • relationship
  • relaxation
  • revel
  • revelry
  • roguishness
  • rollick
  • rollicking
  • romping
  • seduction
  • sport
  • sportiveness
  • spree
  • tomfoolery
  • toying
  • trifling
  • waggery
  • wantonness
  • whoopee
  • working late at office

dallying

gaiety

gamesomeness


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