noun
gazelle
guh-ZEHL
noun
1
A small, slender, fast-running antelope found mainly in Africa and Asia.
"A cheetah chased the gazelle across the savannah."
"Herds of gazelle grazed near the watering hole."
verb
1
To move quickly and gracefully, like a gazelle.
"She gazelled across the finish line ahead of the pack."
How to Use Gazelle
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA fast, graceful antelope — also used to describe quick, elegant movement.
Common pairings
a herd of gazelles
graceful as a gazelle
Word Forms
gazelled past tense, gazelles plural, gazelle plural, gazelles singular
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Etymology
Borrowed via French from Arabic ghazāl.