Do you know this word? Gambol.
By The Horse
@TheHorse (221757)
Walnut Creek, California
August 31, 2023 8:53pm CST
I get a daily word (via email) from "Word Genius." Sometimes they're so "out there" that I just delete the post. Sometimes they're close enough to something I know that I make a guess and then check to see if I'm close. And occasionally I actually already know the word. I am a good writer, but I am a "blue collar" writer. I eschew superfluous verbiage and try to be accessible in my writing.
Today's word was "gambol." In my mind, it meant "to run around and play, like a child." When I checked, I was right this time. The photo accompanying the definition was of a bunch of 5-year-olds "gamboling about" on a playground.
Do you know the word "gambol"? It is pronounced the same as "gamble," but perhaps with a slightly longer lag between the syllables.
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@DaddyEvil (139156)
• United States
1 Sep 23
Yes, I know the word "gambol" but the image that came to my mind was of young animals playing around their mother.
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@DaddyEvil (139156)
• United States
1 Sep 23
@TheHorse Yes, you could if you felt like it.
I hope you're having a good evening.
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@TheHorse (221757)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Sep 23
@DaddyEvil Lessons were good. I am relaxing now. I will "gambol" online for a bit and then go to bed. I cycled earlier.
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@MarieCoyle (39811)
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1 Sep 23
@TheHorse
One of my grandmothers used this word at times, so I learned it's meaning long ago. A good word, yes.
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@LeaPea2417 (37445)
• Toccoa, Georgia
1 Sep 23
I just learned about that word on Word Genius too.
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@LeaPea2417 (37445)
• Toccoa, Georgia
2 Sep 23
@TheHorse I check it every day. I am amazed at how many words there are that I haven't heard of.
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@TheHorse (221757)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Sep 23
@LeaPea2417 Heh. I can't see myself using most of them in day to day conversation.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
1 Sep 23
I like the way you "eschew superfluous verbiage" in your "blue collar" attempt to be "accessible" in your writing.
I try to avoid overusing punctuation.
And, yes, I did know what gambol meant. I've most often seen it in the context of young horses joyously leaping and running in the pasture.
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@LindaOHio (183892)
• United States
1 Sep 23
Yes I do. It's often used to describe baby goats gamboling. Have a great day.
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@Nakitakona (56484)
• Philippines
1 Sep 23
In my reading I come across with it but I just ignore it. While reading your post I keep on recalling it. You're right it's pronounced as "gamble" for I read it as it is.
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@Nakitakona (56484)
• Philippines
1 Sep 23
@TheHorse Everyday I encounter featured words from my Websters Dictionary app. Some are new. Some are familiar. They're good for they have example on how tthey are use in a sentence. Their origins are also presented.
@BarBaraPrz (48099)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1 Sep 23
"I eschew superfluous verbiage" uh-huh, right...
Did you gambol when you found out you knew the word? (Of course, I knew it.)
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