gill
To remove the gills from a fish as part of gutting and cleaning itTo remove the gills from a fish as part of gutting and cleaning it.
» Dolphins don't have gills.
Delfine haben keine Kiemen. — Yorwba
У дельфинов нет жабр. — Wezel
Дельфіни не мають зябрів. — deniko
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4 sensesTo remove the gills from a fish as part of gutting and cleaning it.
(transitive)To catch (a fish) in a gillnet.
(intransitive)To be or become entangled in a gillnet.
(obsolete)To act as a prostitute.
Examples
11 sentencesDolphins don't have gills.
Дельфіни не мають зябрів. — deniko
ruУ дельфинов нет жабр. — Wezel
deDelfine haben keine Kiemen. — Yorwba
Neither whales nor dolphins have gills.
ruНи у китов, ни у дельфинов нет жабр. — marafon
She looked green around the gills.
My, you're looking green around the gills.
deMeine Güte, du bist aber blass um die Nase! — Yorwba
You look a little green around the gills.
ruТы выглядишь немного больным. — marafon
Origin
From Middle English gille, gylle (“gill”), of North Germanic origin, akin to Danish gælle,From Middle English gille, gylle (“gill”), of North Germanic origin, akin to Danish gælle, Swedish gäl, Norwegian gjelle, and further to Old Norse gjǫlnar (“lips”), which also may have had the meaning of "gills" (based on Old Danish fiskegæln (“gills”)). The Old Norse word has been suggested as deriving from Proto-Germanic *gelunō (“jaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-, which would make it root-cognate to Ancient Greek χελύνη (khelúnē, “lip, jaw”), χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”).
Clipping of gillian, from the female name Gillian.
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Forms
gills, gilling, gilled, gilledSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle