gull
To deceive or cheatTo deceive or cheat.
» The sea gulls are flying low.
Die Möwen fliegen tief. — Manfredo
Чайки летают низко. — Biga
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5 sensesTo deceive or cheat.
обма́ныватьobmányvatʹ
(US, slang)To mislead.
(US, slang)To trick and defraud.
(dialectal)To flatter, wheedle.
(dialectal)To sweep away by the force of running water; to carve or wear into a gully.
- fool or hoax
- make a fool or dupe of
Examples
16 sentencesThe sea gulls are flying low.
ruЧайки летают низко. — Biga
deDie Möwen fliegen tief. — Manfredo
A beautiful gull flies over the sea.
Над морем летить красива чайка. — maxym
deEine schöne Möwe fliegt über das Meer. — raggione
What do gulls eat?
Що їдять чайки? — deniko
The sea gull glided on the wind.
Some people like sea gulls, others don't.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Perhaps from an obsolete term gull (“to swallow, guzzle”), from Middle English golen (“toPerhaps from an obsolete term gull (“to swallow, guzzle”), from Middle English golen (“to make swallowing motions, gape”), from Middle English gole (“throat”).
From Middle English gole (“a whirlpool, narrow inlet of the sea, ditch or stream”), from Middle Low German goel, gȫl, gȫle (“swamp, marshy lowland”), related to Old Dutch gulla (“pool, puddle”), Old French goille (“pool, puddle, pond”), all ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *goli, *golljā (“puddle”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *guljaz, *guljǭ.
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Forms
gulls, gulling, gulled, gulledSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons 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
See also
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