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yaffle

/ˈjæf.əl/

yafflenoun

yaffles

/ˈjæf.əl/

Translations

дятел

The yaffle is known for its distinctive laughing call.

Дятел известен своим характерным смеющимся криком.

Additional translations

смеющийся дятел

Definitions

A green woodpecker, especially the European species Picus viridis.

The yaffle's distinctive laughing call echoed through the forest.

Newfoundland English: an arm-load or a large quantity of something, especially dried cod or sticks.

They hauled in a yaffle of cod before heading back to shore.

Synonyms

picid

pecker

woodpecker

yaffleverb

yaffled

Past Simple

yaffled

Past Participle

yaffling

Gerund

/ˈjæf.əl/

Translations

болтать

She would yaffle on the phone for hours.

Она могла болтать по телефону часами.

Additional translations

клювить

Definitions

To eat or drink noisily or greedily.

He yaffled down his dinner, barely pausing to breathe.

Synonyms

yaffleadjective

/ˈjæf.əl/

Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g. ‘yaffle call’.

Definitions

Attributive: relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a yaffle (the green woodpecker).

The forest was filled with yaffle calls at dawn.