Gull
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡʌl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gull is a noun meaning A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae.
Meaning
A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae.
More Meanings
- Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora.
- A stupid animal.
- One easily cheated; a dupe.
- To deceive or cheat.
- (US, slang) To mislead.
- (slang) A cheating trick; a fraud.
- (obsolete, Oxford University slang) A swindler or trickster.
Example Sentences
The vulgar, gulled into rebellion, armed.
O, but to ha' gulled him / Had been a mastery.
I'm not gulling him for the emperor's service.
The tide was out, and we drew up amid the strong bracing smell of seaweed, with gulls screeching, wheeling around, and gliding on the wind.
Word Forms
- gulls
- gulling
- gulled
Synonyms for gull
Depending on context, synonyms include mew, seabird, seagull, seamew, mark, cod.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include seagull, fish, sucker, cod, put on, shlemiel.
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