Gull — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈʌl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈʌl/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈʌl/.

Examples

The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
You can't fool me!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fool patsy soft touch sea gull dupe put on sucker take in seagull befool mark slang put one over cod mug chump put one across fall guy

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
noun	mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
verb	make a fool or dupe of
verb	fool or hoax “The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”

Word Forms

fool	verb	fool or hoax
gull	verb	make a fool or dupe of
suck	verb	take in, also metaphorically
fool	noun	a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
gull	noun	a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
dupe	noun	a person who is tricked or swindled
dupery	noun	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
put-on	noun	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
take-in	noun	the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Möwe

eine Person, die leichtgläubig und leicht auszunutzen ist

🇫🇷French

mouette

une personne crédule et facile à exploiter

🇪🇸Spanish

gaviota

una persona que es crédula y fácil de aprovechar

🇮🇹Italian

gabbiano

una persona credulona e di cui è facile approfittarsi

🇳🇱Dutch

meeuw

iemand die goedgelovig is en waar gemakkelijk misbruik van kan worden gemaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

gaivota

uma pessoa que é ingênua e fácil de tirar vantagem

🇷🇺Russian

чайка

доверчивый человек, которым легко воспользоваться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्ख मनुष्य

ऐसा व्यक्ति जो भोला हो और जिसका फायदा उठाना आसान हो

🇧🇩Bengali

গুল

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি নির্দোষ এবং সুবিধা গ্রহণ করা সহজ

🇮🇳Tamil

குட்டி

ஏமாற்றக்கூடிய மற்றும் எளிதில் பயன்படுத்திக் கொள்ளக்கூடிய ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

గూల్

మోసపూరిత మరియు సులభంగా ప్రయోజనాన్ని పొందగల వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

गुल

एक व्यक्ती जी मूर्ख आहे आणि त्याचा फायदा घेणे सोपे आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુલ

એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જે દોષિત અને લાભ લેવા માટે સરળ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಲ್ಲು

ಮೋಸಗಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಲಾಭ ಪಡೆಯುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാള

വഞ്ചനാപരവും എളുപ്പത്തിൽ പ്രയോജനപ്പെടുത്താവുന്നതുമായ ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੱਲ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਭੋਲਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਫਾਇਦਾ ਉਠਾਉਣਾ ਆਸਾਨ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گل

ایک ایسا شخص جو غلط ہے اور فائدہ اٹھانا آسان ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鸥

容易受骗、容易被利用的人

🇯🇵Japanese

カモメ

騙されやすく利用されやすい人

🇰🇷Korean

갈매기

속기 쉽고 이용당하기 쉬운 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mòng biển

một người cả tin và dễ bị lợi dụng

🇹🇭Thai

นกนางนวล

บุคคลที่ใจง่ายและเอาเปรียบได้ง่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

camar

seseorang yang mudah tertipu dan mudah dimanfaatkan

🇲🇾Malay

burung camar

seorang yang mudah tertipu dan mudah diambil kesempatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نورس

شخص ساذج وسهل الاستفادة منه

🇮🇷Persian

مرغ دریایی

فردی که ساده لوح است و به راحتی می توان از او سوء استفاده کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

martı

saf ve faydalanılması kolay bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שַׁחַף

אדם פתי וקל לנצל אותו

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