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Synonyms for angled

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ang-guh ld
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæŋ gəld

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Définition of angled

Origin :
  • "to fish with a hook," mid-15c., from Old English angel (n.) "angle, hook, fishhook," related to anga "hook," from PIE *ang-/*ank- "to bend" (see angle (n.)). Cf. Old English angul, Old Norse öngull, Old High German angul, German Angel "fishhook." Figurative sense is recorded from 1580s.
  • It is but a sory lyfe and an yuell to stand anglynge all day to catche a fewe fisshes. [John Palsgrave, 1530]
  • Related: Angled; angling.
  • verb fish
  • verb attempt
Example sentences :
  • But though they hunted the deer, they could not catch them; though they angled for the fish, they could not catch them.
  • Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain
  • A screw which is designed to hold or adjust two angled pieces.
  • Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • I had angled for a new outburst of fury, my catch was not what I looked for.
  • Extract from : « Simon Dale » by Anthony Hope
  • The Itchen (where, no doubt, he angled with worm) must have been his constant haunt.
  • Extract from : « Andrew Lang's Introduction to The Compleat Angler » by Andrew Lang
  • We angled down, picking a spot just within the lighted area.
  • Extract from : « Out Around Rigel » by Robert H. Wilson
  • Johnny angled off to the tractor and tool shed and disappeared inside.
  • Extract from : « Make Mine Homogenized » by Rick Raphael
  • It was furrowed, angled, lean, and harsh to the eye of the observer.
  • Extract from : « The White Chief » by Mayne Reid
  • They reached the edge of the marsh and angled along its edge, swimming strongly.
  • Extract from : « Smugglers' Reef » by John Blaine
  • The foliage is of a lively green, leaves from three to five angled.
  • Extract from : « The American Flower Garden Directory » by Thomas Hibbert
  • He could have been trusted not to be caught by the first woman that angled for him.
  • Extract from : « Missy » by Miriam Coles Harris
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