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to gull
01
to trick someone, often by taking advantage of their trust or naivety
Transitive: to gull sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
gull
3rd person singular
gulls
present participle
gulling
past simple
gulled
past participle
gulled
Examples
The scammer gullied the elderly couple into giving them their life savings by posing as a charity worker.
Gull
01
a long-winged seabird with webbed food and a white plumage that is grayish black on the wings
Grammatical Information
animacy status
animal
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
gulls
02
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
