Gazelle

Word GAZELLE
Character 7
Hyphenation ga zelle
Pronunciations /ɡəˈzɛl/

Definitions and meanings of "Gazelle"

What do we mean by gazelle?

Any of various small, swift antelopes of the genus Gazella and related genera of Africa and Asia, characteristically having a slender neck and ringed horns. noun

See gazel. noun

One of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of antelope, of the genus Gazella, esp. G. dorcas; -- called also algazel, corinne, korin, and kevel. The gazelles are celebrated for the luster and soft expression of their eyes. noun

An antelope of the genus Gazella mostly native to Africa and capable of running at high speeds for long periods. noun

Small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes noun

An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa) or Procapra (native to Asia), capable of running at high speeds for long periods.

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The word "gazelle" in example sentences

Know O Jinni! that this gazelle is the daughter of my paternal uncle, my own flesh and blood, and I married her when she was a young maid, and I lived with her well nigh thirty years, yet was I not blessed with issue by her. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Numbers of dorcas gazelle and aoudad may have increased since the creation of the reserve, but dama gazelle is declining due to continued military poaching and tourist disturbance. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The gazelle is thawing out, the booze has been bought (and some it has already been consumed), prizes have been purchased and the insurance waivers have been signed (We're not going to play * jump the alligator* if I don't have insurance, no way). ❋ Unknown (2008)

The gazelle is marinating, the good folks at City Hall have sprung for a new BBQ this year, prizes have been purchased, and now all we are waiting on is time, and you. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The BBQ gazelle is free with the purchase of 100 carbon credits. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The gazelle is on the rotisserie, our blogger friends are arriving and I have whipped up some tasty snacks for the evening so join The Mayor, Fenris, TLDG and I for the live blogging event of the day. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Aghazal was the Lambaneish word for the small leaping deer we called gazelle in the High, and indeed she bore some resemblance to her namesake, with her long neck, lustrous eyes, and graceful movements. ❋ Sarah Micklem (2009)

By far, the best way to slaughter a gazelle is to punch the living shit out of it. ❋ Unknown (2007)

At up to 80 kg, a male Grant’s gazelle is near the upper limit of the cheetah’s typical prey choice, though they will also take 90-kg antelopes like topi on occasion, and Hans Kruuk documented cheetahs killing wildebeest and young kudus and zebras. ❋ Darren Naish (2006)

This surprise sighting – I learn later the gazelle is a Red Duiker – is followed moments later by a family of vervet monkeys chatting high in the treetops, feasting on fruit and playing monkey games in the branches overhead. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It is not to be confused with the race between an individual cheetah, say, and a gazelle, which is run in real time. ❋ RICHARD DAWKINS (2009)

‘A thousand thanks, good Scherirah; but with our people the flesh of the gazelle is forbidden. ❋ Unknown (1822)

Fortunately, here we have help from 2.17, where Shulamith asks Solomon not only to “turn” or “turn back,” which is completed action, but she also asks him after that to “be like” a gazelle, which is ongoing. ❋ DR. CRAIG GLICKMAN (2004)

Upon the other wall you will see the lotus-flower, which opens at the rising of the sun and closes at its setting; the enigmatic double-headed ducklings and the picture of a gazelle, which is doubtless the representation of the pet which, bound in mummy trappings, was found beside its royal mistress in the tomb. ❋ Joan Conquest (N/A)

The second sentence was as follows: The knights of our troop were hunting a wild animal, called a gazelle (which is just like a roebuck). ❋ Unknown (1906)

And the master told me to take some red millet and make you gruel, but the mistress said, ` Eh, master, the gazelle is the apple of your eye; you have no child, this gazelle is like your child; so this gazelle is not one to be done evil to. ❋ Unknown (1901)

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