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gulling

gulling

English

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.