Meaning of "dolly" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF DOLLY

dolly  [ˈdɒlɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOLLY

Dolly is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dolly in English.

WHAT DOES DOLLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dolly in the English dictionary

The first definition of dolly in the dictionary is a wheeled support on which a camera may be mounted. Other definition of dolly is a cup-shaped anvil held against the head of a rivet while the other end is being hammered. Dolly is also a shaped block of lead used to hammer dents out of sheet metal.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DOLLY

PRESENT

Present

I dolly

you dolly

he/she/it dollies

we dolly

you dolly

they dolly

Present continuous

I am dollying

you are dollying

he/she/it is dollying

we are dollying

you are dollying

they are dollying

Present perfect

I have dollied

you have dollied

he/she/it has dollied

we have dollied

you have dollied

they have dollied

Present perfect continuous

I have been dollying

you have been dollying

he/she/it has been dollying

we have been dollying

you have been dollying

they have been dollying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I dollied

you dollied

he/she/it dollied

we dollied

you dollied

they dollied

Past continuous

I was dollying

you were dollying

he/she/it was dollying

we were dollying

you were dollying

they were dollying

Past perfect

I had dollied

you had dollied

he/she/it had dollied

we had dollied

you had dollied

they had dollied

Past perfect continuous

I had been dollying

you had been dollying

he/she/it had been dollying

we had been dollying

you had been dollying

they had been dollying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will dolly

you will dolly

he/she/it will dolly

we will dolly

you will dolly

they will dolly

Future continuous

I will be dollying

you will be dollying

he/she/it will be dollying

we will be dollying

you will be dollying

they will be dollying

Future perfect

I will have dollied

you will have dollied

he/she/it will have dollied

we will have dollied

you will have dollied

they will have dollied

Future perfect continuous

I will have been dollying

you will have been dollying

he/she/it will have been dollying

we will have been dollying

you will have been dollying

they will have been dollying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would dolly

you would dolly

he/she/it would dolly

we would dolly

you would dolly

they would dolly

Conditional continuous

I would be dollying

you would be dollying

he/she/it would be dollying

we would be dollying

you would be dollying

they would be dollying

Conditional perfect

I would have dolly

you would have dolly

he/she/it would have dolly

we would have dolly

you would have dolly

they would have dolly

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been dollying

you would have been dollying

he/she/it would have been dollying

we would have been dollying

you would have been dollying

they would have been dollying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you dolly
we let´s dolly
you dolly

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to dolly

Past participle

dollied

Present Participle

dollying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF DOLLY

Find out the translation of dolly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dolly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dolly» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 小车
• Translator English - Spanish: Dolly
• English: dolly
• Translator English - Hindi: नादान
• Translator English - Arabic: دوللي
• Translator English - Russian: долли
• Translator English - Portuguese: dolly
• Translator English - Bengali: ক্ষুদ্র পুতুলের মত
• Translator English - French: chariot
• Translator English - Malay: Dolly
• Translator English - German: Puppe
• Translator English - Japanese: ドリー
• Translator English - Korean: 돌리
• Translator English - Javanese: Dolly
• Translator English - Vietnamese: quậy
• Translator English - Tamil: தொல்லி
• Translator English - Marathi: डॉली
• Translator English - Turkish: bebek
• Translator English - Italian: carrello
• Translator English - Polish: Dolly
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Доллі
• Translator English - Romanian: dolly
• Translator English - Greek: κουκλίτσα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Dolly
• Translator English - Swedish: dolly
• Translator English - Norwegian: dolly

4 QUOTES WITH «DOLLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dolly.

1

Desi Arnaz

Motion-picture studio floors used to be all wooden and not smooth at all. This was difficult when moving a camera around on a dolly.

2

Dom DeLuise

Dolly Parton... I love being around that woman! I worked really hard to keep up with her.

3

Michel Gondry

The first dolly track was somebody who had the idea to put the camera on a boat on a canal. So the boat would move very slowly but steadily. So they would see all that surrounds you and you'd see the landscape changing slowly. So that was the first time.

4

Barbara Windsor

I found myself in the doldrums in the early Nineties. I was too old to play the dolly bird any longer and I looked too young to play a woman of my real age. No one ever saw me as the aunt, mother or grandmother.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOLLY»

Discover the use of dolly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dolly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Dolly: The 1st Cloned Sheep

Explores the history and science of cloning and discusses the first cloned sheep.

Joeming Dunn, 2011

Dolly Dingle Paper Dolls

Paper dolls, with costumes representative of the clothes, pets, and toys for the Dingle Dell characters between 1913-1925 and clothes from other countries for Dolly Dingle.

Grace G. Drayton, 1978

Dolly Mixtures: The Remaking of Genealogy

"Deftly blending insights drawn from anthropology, history, science, animal husbandry, and current politics, Sarah Franklin has written an imaginative and illuminating account of the iconic Dolly and her many meanings.

Sarah Franklin, 2007

Cloning: Dolly the Sheep

Presents the story of Dolly, the first mammal cloned from DNA, along with the biographical information on the scientists who created her, and sidebars chronicling historical events and key historical figures of the period.

Teresa Wimmer, 2008

The Diary of Dolly Lunt Burge, 1848-1879

Having moved from Maine with her physician husband in the 1840s, Dolly lost her husband and her only living child to illness by the time she began the diary at age thirty.

Dolly Lunt Burge, Christine Jacobson Carter, 2006

Donut Dolly: An American Red Cross Girl's War in Vietnam

This is the story of a former Math teacher at the explosive beginnings of the Viet Nam War where she ducks bullets and mortar shells to bring moments of home to scared GIs.

Joann Puffer Kotcher, 2011

Adventures of Dolly Dingle Paper Dolls: 16 Antique Plates in ...

Thirty-eight dolls and over 50 costumes picture Dolly in "Little Red Riding Hood," "Hansel and Gretel," "La Boheme," "H.M.S. Pinafore;" plus attire for ice skating, celebrating Halloween, more.

Grace G. Drayton, Grayce Piemontesi, 1985

Cloning After Dolly: Who's Still Afraid?

In a new book building on his classic Who's afraid of Human Cloning? Pence continues to advocate a reasoned view of cloning.

Gregory E. Pence, 2004

Dolly City (Hebrew Literature Series)

In this grotesque satire of war and the defensive measures taken to survive it, Orly Castel-Bloom, one of Israel’s most provocative and original writers, turns her own scalpel upon that most holy of institutions, the myth of ...

Orly Castel-Bloom, 2010

Dolly Dialogues

There's ingratitude for you!

Anthony Hope, 1st World Library, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOLLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dolly is used in the context of the following news items.

Dolly sheep, have you any genes?

Dr. Ian Wilmut was showing off a cute little sheep who he introduced as Dolly. Dolly, he said, was born on July 5, 1996. And then came the ... «messenger-inquirer, Jul 15»

Photo Flash: Natalie Douglas in 'The Music of Dolly Parton' at Birdland

The Broadway at Birdland concert series was once again proud to present singer Natalie Douglas in "Hello Dolly...The Music of Dolly Parton," ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»

Entertainment: Ellen DeGeneres; Beyonce; Michael Sam; Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton has become known for her philanthropy, most notably her Imagination Library, which provides books to children in Tennessee. «Windy City Times, Jul 15»

Column: Images found in Dolly Madison plant stoke intrigue

BUILDING demolitions in Columbus often have yielded artifacts from the past, items left behind that resurrect memories of the structures and ... «The Republic, Jul 15»

Dolly Faye Cheek Thies

Faye Thies, 87, died Monday evening, June 29, 2015 at Stockhoff Memorial Nursing Home. She was born August 15, 1927 to John and Effie ... «Daily Journal Online, Jul 15»

"Hello, Dolly!" matchmaking chaos comes to Westminster stage

'Hello, Dolly!' will be staged at the Rose Center Theater. A scene from the musical is seen in this production by the Temecula Valley Players. «OCRegister, Jul 15»

Well, hello Dolly! A spectacular musical at Muhlenberg

It's hard to believe that in 35 years Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre has never staged "Hello Dolly!" The classic musical, with its wonderful ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»

Dolly Parton Caught Up In Confederate Flag Storm

Proud “redneck” DOLLY PARTON is sure to be red-faced over a relative's loyalty to the Confederate flag! Most Americans want the ... «The National Enquirer, Jul 15»

Dolly: It's humbling to play for 'Downs

Cape Town - Keagan Dolly has trained with his new teammates for only a week and admits that it has been a humbling experience to work ... «Sport24, Jul 15»

No 'aaya', no GAIA, Dolly Kumar is here to stay

says Dolly Kumar. That was enough for Dolly to quit the beauty sector in which she was employed all this while to kick off her entrepreneurial ... «YourStory.com, Jul 15»