What does gulling mean?
Gulling means present participle and gerund of gull.
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/ˈɡʌlɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of gull.
Viola Svvagger vvorſe then a Lieutenant among freſhvvater ſouldiers, call me your loue, your ingle, your coſen, or ſo; but ſiſter at no hand. / Fuſt[igo]. No, no, it ſhall be cozen, or rather cuz that's the gulling vvord betvveene the Cittizens vviues and their old dames, that man em to the garden; […]
The central position of the rogues in the plot gives unity to what could be merely a collection of gullings.
Twelfth Night is replete with gullings, albeit of different degrees and durations.
Use gulling when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gulling means present participle and gerund of gull.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Viola Svvagger vvorſe then a Lieutenant among freſhvvater ſouldiers, call me your loue, your ingle, your coſen, or ſo; but ſiſter at no hand. / Fuſt[igo]. No, no, it ſhall be cozen, or rather cuz that's the gulling vvord betvveene the Cittizens vviues and their old dames, that man em to the garden; […]
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