yaffle

UK
/ˈjæf.əl/
US
/ˈjæf.əl/
yafflenoun
yaffles
pl
UK
/ˈjæf.əl/
US
/ˈjæf.əl/
Traductions
The yaffle is known for its distinctive laughing call.
Дятел известен своим характерным смеющимся криком.
Traductions supplémentaires
смеющийся дятел
Définitions
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.
yaffleverb
yaffled
Past Simple
yaffled
Past Participle
yaffling
Gerund
UK
/ˈjæf.əl/
US
/ˈjæf.əl/
Traductions
She would yaffle on the phone for hours.
Она могла болтать по телефону часами.
Traductions supplémentaires
Définitions
To eat or drink noisily or greedily.
He yaffled down his dinner, barely pausing to breathe.
yaffleadjective
UK
/ˈjæf.əl/
US
/ˈjæf.əl/
Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g. ‘yaffle call’.
Définitions
Attributive: relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a yaffle (the green woodpecker).
The forest was filled with yaffle calls at dawn.