seagull
UK/ˈsiː.ɡʌl/
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Australia/ˈsiː.ɡɐl/
seagull noun: any of several white, often dark-backed birds of the family Laridae having long, pointed wings and short legs.
Noun (1)
seagull (plural seagulls)
- Any of several white, often dark-backed birds of the family Laridae having long, pointed wings and short legs.
- And while there are plenty of benches, there's little shelter from the wind (or predatory seagulls the size of dogs) out on the platforms.2024 November 13, Paul Bigland, “Much to admire... but pockets of neglect”, in RAIL, number 1022, page 49
- The symbol ̼, which combines under a letter as a sort of accent.
- A fan or member of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club.
Verb
seagull (third-person singular simple present seagulls, present participle seagulling, simple past and past participle seagulled)
- To run in the back line rather than concentrate on primary positional duties in open play.
- […] and when you need cover for the fullback because of the bombs raining down, when the walking maul requires every forward to quit seagulling and actually do some hard graft, then the rest of the game opens up.2002 September 24, Greig Blanchett, “Re: The Immorality of the Drop Goal”, in rec.sport.rugby.union (Usenet)
- On hand was seagulling number eight Dave Hodges to cross for the all-important try.2002 December 13, “Sharks beached at Stradey”, in BBC Sport
- To use a British Seagull outboard.
- It should be considered a style of outboarding I believe. Seagulling arround^([sic]) and all.2007 December 19, Douglas Eagleson, “Re: british seagull info request”, in rec.boats.cruising (Usenet)
- To work as a non-union casual stevedore.
- Bill had been seagulling on the wharf since he got back from the war.1964, O. E. Middleton, A Walk on the Beach, M. Joseph, page 215
- At that time many of them seagulled on the Mt Maunganui wharf to make a crust in order to carry on with their ideal of kiwifruit as a major exporting industry.1981, Parliamentary Debates, volume 437, page 374
Proper noun capitalized: Seagull
Seagull (plural Seagulls)
- A surname
Noun (2) capitalized: Seagull
Seagull (plural Seagulls)
seagull meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
seagull in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
seagull in Bengali
- পরিবারের কয়েকটি সাদা, এদের লম্বা, প্রতীকটি, সদস্য
seagull in Telugu
- సీగల్
seagull in Malayalam
- seagull
- കടൽക്കാക്ക kaṭalkkākka
More languagesFewer languages
- seagull in Kannada
- ಸೀಗಲ್
- seagull in Gujarati
- સીગલ
- seagull in Nepali
- सीगल
Examples of seagull in a sentence
- That occurred in the 12th minute when flanker George Smith, seagulling out wide, enjoyed the rewards of a two-man overlap to score.2003 November 2, Greg Growden, “Australia survives scare”, in The Age:
- Samo seagulled for Australia's final try two minutes from time.2011 September 24, Darren Walton, “Injuries sour Wallabies 67-5 win over USA”, in MSN NZ:
Synonyms of seagull
Forms of seagull
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | seagulls |
| alternative form | sea gull |
| alternative form | sea-gull |
| plural | Seagulls |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | seagulls |
| present participle | seagulling |
| past participle | seagulled |
| past | seagulled |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Seagulls |
Origin of seagull
From sea + gull. The second element is from a Brythonic language. Compare Welsh gwylan, Breton gouelan.
From seagull, from sea+gull. From the logo of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. having a seagull.
Words formed from seagull
Phrases with seagull
Questions about seagull
- What does seagull mean?
- Seagull means any of several white, often dark-backed birds of the family Laridae having long, pointed wings and short legs.
- What is seagull in Tamil?
- Seagull in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Seagull meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use seagull in a sentence?
- That occurred in the 12th minute when flanker George Smith, seagulling out wide, enjoyed the rewards of a two-man overlap to score.
- What part of speech is seagull?
- Seagull can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce seagull?
- Seagull is pronounced /ˈsiː.ɡʌl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of seagull?
- The plural of seagull is seagulls.
Words near seagull in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: seagull (page history and authors); Seagull (page history and authors); seagull (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); seagull (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); seagull (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); കടൽക്കാക്ക (Malayalam) (page history and authors); seagull (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); seagull (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); seagull (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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