Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Gambol · Gam·bol · IPA /ˈɡæm.bəl/ n. v. i. 01 n. A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank. 1. A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank. 02 v. i. To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play in frolic, like boys or lambs. imp. & p. p. Gamboled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gamboling 1. To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play in frolic, like boys or lambs.