gulling

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌlɪŋ/

Verb

gulling

1. present participle of gull

Noun

gulling (plural gullings)

1. An instance of duping or fooling somebody.
   • 1982, The Colby Library Quarterly (volumes 18-19, page 119)

     The central position of the rogues in the plot gives unity to what could be merely a collection of gullings.

   • 2003, Stanley Wells, Shakespeare Survey, volume 52, page 121:

     Twelfth Night is replete with gullings, albeit of different degrees and durations.