noun
- a leap or bound, especially a playful or frolicsome one
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- The lamb made a joyful gambade across the meadow.
- With a sudden gambade, the child jumped over the puddle.
- The horse’s gambade startled the other animals in the field.
- She watched the puppies’ playful gambades in the yard.
- The dancer’s final gambade brought thunderous applause.