Translation guide
To run, jump, and play in a lively, happy way, like children or animals.
Describe the action of moving around in a happy, carefree, and energetic manner, often with jumping or skipping.
Literally 'jump around'. This is the most direct and common way to express gamboling, especially for children or animals playing energetically.
子犬が庭で跳ね回っている。
The puppy is gamboling in the garden.
子どもたちは公園で跳ね回って遊んだ。
The children gamboled around the park.
Means 'to jump up and down' or 'to leap about'. Emphasizes the jumping aspect of gamboling.
Means 'to frolic around' or 'to make merry'. Conveys a sense of excited, noisy playfulness, often used for children.
子どもたちがプールではしゃぎ回っている。
The children are gamboling in the pool.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'to jump and leap about'. It's a bit wordy but clearly conveys the image of gamboling.
春の野原で子ウサギが跳ねたり跳んだりしている。
The baby rabbits are gamboling in the spring meadow.
Gambol is a somewhat literary or old-fashioned word in English. In Japanese, the most natural equivalents are everyday words like 跳ね回る or 飛び跳ねる. There is no single poetic equivalent, so choose based on the specific action (jumping, frolicking, etc.).
子ヤギが楽しそうに飛び跳ねている。
The kid is gamboling happily.