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Search phrase: gull

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.i.60As that ungentle gull the cuckoo's birdAs that vngentle gull the Cuckowes Bird,
Henry VH5 II.ii.121If that same demon that hath gulled thee thusIf that same Daemon that hath gull'd thee thus,
Henry VH5 III.vi.66Why, 'tis a gull, a fool, a rogue, that now and thenWhy 'tis a Gull, a Foole, a Rogue, that now and then
Much Ado About NothingMA II.iii.120I should think this a gull, but that theI should thinke this a gull, but that the
OthelloOth V.ii.162As I have to be hurt. O gull! O dolt!As I haue to be hurt. Oh Gull, oh dolt,
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.327I do beweep to many simple gulls – I do beweepe to many simple Gulles,
Timon of AthensTim II.i.31Lord Timon will be left a naked gull,Lord Timon will be left a naked gull,
Twelfth NightTN II.iii.130with him. If I do not gull him into a nay-word, and makewith him: If I do not gull him into an ayword, and make
Twelfth NightTN II.v.180Here comes my noble gull-catcher.Heere comes my noble gull catcher.
Twelfth NightTN III.ii.65into stitches, follow me. Yond gull Malvolio is turnedinto stitches, follow me; yond gull Maluolio is turned
Twelfth NightTN V.i.204and a knave – a thin-faced knave, a gull!& a knaue: a thin fac'd knaue, a gull?
Twelfth NightTN V.i.341And made the most notorious geck and gullAnd made the most notorious gecke and gull,

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.86.10 Which nightly gulls him with intelligence Which nightly gulls him with intelligence,

Glossary

 13 result(s).
fondcredulous, naive, gullible
gudgeontype of fish used as a bait; credulity, gullibility
gulldupe, fool, simpleton
gullunfledged bird
gulltrick, hoax, deception
gulldeceive, dupe, trick
gull-catcherfool-trapper, trickster
gutteredgullied, furrowed, jagged
mawbelly, stomach; throat, gullet
shallownaive, gullible, lacking in depth of character
shallowlynaively, gullibly; or: rashly
snipe[type of bird] dupe, gull, fool
weasand, wezandthroat, windpipe, gullet

Thesaurus

 8 result(s).
gullsnipe
gulletweasand, wezand
gulletmaw
gullibilitygudgeon
gullibleshallow
gulliblefond
gulliblyshallowly
gulliedguttered

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

 4 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CATCHPEOPLEgull-catcher n
GULLBASICgull n, gull v
GULLPEOPLEgull-catcher n

Snippets

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gulling beatrice
gulling scene
gulling scene
Benedict gulling
gullling
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