gondoler

gondoler c

1. indefinite plural of gondol

From gondole +‎ -er.

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔ̃.dɔ.le/

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gondoler

1. (nautical, intransitive) (of boats) to curve at the bow and stern like a gondola
2. (intransitive) to warp, deform (usually due to moisture)
   • 1869, Gustave Flaubert, L'Éducation Sentimentale:

     Afin d’éviter les gerçures de ses faïences, il mêlait de la chaux à son argile; mais les pièces se brisaient pour la plupart, l’émail de ses peintures sur cru bouillonnait, ses grandes plaques gondolaient.

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3. (reflexive) to warp
4. (reflexive, informal) to bend over laughing, to split one's sides

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• “gondoler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “gondoler” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).

gondoler m

1. indefinite plural of gondol

gondoler

1. indefinite plural of gondol