1. (verb)play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
2. (verb)frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about play boisterously "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
Definitions of 'gambol'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. (noun)gambol a skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank
2. (verb)gambol to dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play in frolic, like boys or lambs