Gulling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡʌlɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Gulling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of gull.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of gull.
More Meanings
- An instance of duping or fooling someone.
Example Sentences
Twelfth Night is replete with gullings, albeit of different degrees and durations.
The central position of the rogues in the plot gives unity to what could be merely a collection of gullings.
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; […]
Word Forms
- gullings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include seagull, fish, sucker, cod, put on, shlemiel.
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