Both Uses of
gambol
in
Gone with the Wind
- His watermelon-pink tongue lapped out, his whole body wiggled and his joyful contortions were as ludicrous as the gambolings of a mastiff.†
Chpt 4.44
- Everything she did seemed to amuse him, as though she were a gamboling kitten.†
Chpt 5.48 *gamboling = frolicking (skipping, leaping, and/or running around in a happy, playful manner)
Definitions:
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(1)
(gambol) to frolic (skip, leap, and/or run around in a happy, playful manner)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, Gambol references a name.