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PRONUNCIATION OF GOLLIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOLLIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gollies is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb gollies in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GOLLIES

PRESENT

Present
I gollies
you gollies
he/she/it gollieses
we gollies
you gollies
they gollies
Present continuous
I am golliesing
you are golliesing
he/she/it is golliesing
we are golliesing
you are golliesing
they are golliesing
Present perfect
I have golliesed
you have golliesed
he/she/it has golliesed
we have golliesed
you have golliesed
they have golliesed
Present perfect continuous
I have been golliesing
you have been golliesing
he/she/it has been golliesing
we have been golliesing
you have been golliesing
they have been golliesing
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 golliesed
you golliesed
he/she/it golliesed
we golliesed
you golliesed
they golliesed
Past continuous
I was golliesing
you were golliesing
he/she/it was golliesing
we were golliesing
you were golliesing
they were golliesing
Past perfect
I had golliesed
you had golliesed
he/she/it had golliesed
we had golliesed
you had golliesed
they had golliesed
Past perfect continuous
I had been golliesing
you had been golliesing
he/she/it had been golliesing
we had been golliesing
you had been golliesing
they had been golliesing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will gollies
you will gollies
he/she/it will gollies
we will gollies
you will gollies
they will gollies
Future continuous
I will be golliesing
you will be golliesing
he/she/it will be golliesing
we will be golliesing
you will be golliesing
they will be golliesing
Future perfect
I will have golliesed
you will have golliesed
he/she/it will have golliesed
we will have golliesed
you will have golliesed
they will have golliesed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been golliesing
you will have been golliesing
he/she/it will have been golliesing
we will have been golliesing
you will have been golliesing
they will have been golliesing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would gollies
you would gollies
he/she/it would gollies
we would gollies
you would gollies
they would gollies
Conditional continuous
I would be golliesing
you would be golliesing
he/she/it would be golliesing
we would be golliesing
you would be golliesing
they would be golliesing
Conditional perfect
I would have gollies
you would have gollies
he/she/it would have gollies
we would have gollies
you would have gollies
they would have gollies
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been golliesing
you would have been golliesing
he/she/it would have been golliesing
we would have been golliesing
you would have been golliesing
they would have been golliesing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you gollies
we let´s gollies
you gollies
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to gollies
Past participle
golliesed
Present Participle
golliesing
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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOLLIES

goliardic
goliardy
golias
Goliath
goliath beetle
goliath frog
Goliathan
gollan
goller
gollied
golliwog
golliwogg
gollop
golloper
golly
golomynka
goloptious
golosh
goloshes
golpe

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOLLIES

allies
bellies
bullies
collies
dollies
families
fillies
follies
gillies
hollies
jellies
jollies
lollies
mollies
rallies
Ramillies
sallies
tallies
wallies
wellies
willies

Synonyms and antonyms of gollies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gollies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOLLIES

Find out the translation of gollies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gollies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gollies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

gollies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Gollies
570 millions of speakers

English

gollies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gollies
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

gollies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

gollies
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Gollies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gollies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gollies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gollies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gollies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gollies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gollies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gollies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gollies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gollies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Gollies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gollies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gollies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gollies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

gollies
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gollies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gollies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gollies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gollies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gollies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gollies

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOLLIES»

The term «gollies» is normally little used and occupies the 150.018 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of gollies
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «gollies».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOLLIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gollies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gollies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gollies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOLLIES»

Discover the use of gollies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gollies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Famous Character Dolls
These were made as attractive plush dolls during the 19905, and later as plush money boxes, while the celebrated Robertson's gollies also appeared in doll form. Robertson's gollies had been linked to James Robertson and Sons (maker of ...
Susan Brewer, 2013
2
Diverse Energies
What Arms to Hold Us by Rajan Khanna If gollies had ears, Ravi might have heard the other driver coming straight at him. Instead, the other golly's metal claw slammed into his golly's body, the impact registering through his mental link.
Tobias S. Buckell, Joe Monti, 2012
3
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
John McCririck's World of Betting, p. 45, 1991 • — David Bennet Know Your Bets, p. 47, 2001 gollies noun ▻ the gollies dog racing uk From rhyming slang; for golliwog (a dog). • — Ray Puxley, Cockney Rabbit. 1992 golliwog noun 1 a dog,  ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
4
The school that is our own, Auckland Park Preparatory ...
"Gollies for Bara" along with Teddies, blankets for the poor and Easter boxes for the Elderly are among the simpler and more creative of the donations. The African Self Help Association benefited. Easter Eggs were distributed and Christmas ...
Gael Beckett, 1992
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
G65 (Decorative arts)] UF Gollies Golliwoggs BT Black dolls Character dolls Gollob family USE Golub family Golloborda (Albania) UF Gollobordë (Albania) Grlo Brdo (Albania) Kolloboma (Albania) Gollobordë (Albania) USE Golloborda ...
Library of Congress, 2006
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Dialects
Aberdeen sandshoes Aylesbury pumps Ayr sandshoes Bedford plimsolls Belfast gutties Birkenhead gollies Birmingham pumps Blackburn pumps Bournemouth plimsolls Bradford pumps Brighton plimsolls Bristol daps Cambridge plimsolls ...
Peter Trudgill, 2012
7
Complete Western Novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs- The Deputy ...
"By gollies!" exclaimed TexasPete, "I'ma-goin' toquit. I'ma-goin' after my time right now, pronto,"and he arose and started for the doorway. "Wait a minute,oldhoss," advised Bull. "I ain't went yet. "But didn't Colbyjest letyouout?" inquired Pete.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
8
De-familiarizing Readings: Essays from the Austin Joyce ...
Edwin T. Christy's minstrel shows featured performers in blackface known as “ gollies” or “golliwogs.” Since “the word” reminds Gretta of the minstrels, she may be confusing “goloshes” with “golly shoes,” “gollies,” or “golliwogs.” Goloshes were ...
Alan Warren Friedman, Charles Rossman, 2009
9
The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
From its large helicopter airfield withlowcut grass US, 1966 goliath nouna multiple bet, gambling on eight horses, combining 247betsina specific pattern UK , 1991 gollies noun▻the gollies dog racing. From rhyming slang; for GOLLIWOG  ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
10
Toby Potts in the Temple of Gloom and Other Adventures of ...
Man U's reserves, used to playing quality football, with skilful one twos, close control and intricate step overs, found themselves flattened, with or without the ball, as the Galloping Gollies clattered into them. It was like lambs to the slaughter, ...
David Osborne, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOLLIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gollies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tales from the draft; trade speculation ramps up; 70's Blackhawks vs …
This is incredible: "It Came From the Draft: tales of follies and gollies at the NHL draft." Just one of the questions asked and answered: Did the ... «Yahoo Sports, Jun 15»
2
It's time for the NHL to take a new approach to expansion
NHL History Girl shares some of her favorite follies and gollies from NHL draft history. I've always been kinda fond of that Taro Tsujimoto card ... «SI.com, Jun 15»
3
Merriam Webster Adds Jeggings To The Dictionary, And 5 Other …
... times I've seen it in the media since. For gollies sake, Ariana Grande even sang about it already. If that doesn't mean dictionary status, I don't know what does. «Bustle, May 15»
4
Presidential candidates sort of address inequality
They are publicly lamenting the wealth gap and—by gollies—proposing solutions. Alas, though, the “solution” proposed by each of them is not ... «Boulder Weekly, May 15»
5
The Hightower Report: 2016 Presidential Candidates Address …
They are publicly lamenting the wealth gap and – by gollies – proposing solutions. Alas, though, the "solution" proposed by each of them is not ... «Austin Chronicle, May 15»
6
Ukip investigates Thanet councillor Bertie Braidwood over 'offensive …
Bertie Braidwood, a member of Ukip-controlled Thanet District Council, posted a picture of gollies on his Instagram account, the BBC report ... «Kent Online, May 15»
7
I'm no racist, says Troon shopkeeper selling 'gollies'
A shopkeeper at the centre of a row over selling “golly” dolls has denied being racist and said that the toys have now sold out. Tommy Lynch ... «The Times, May 15»
8
Ottawa Senators: Mission Complete
He is not one of the elite gollies in the league, but he is certainly respected. Anderson signed a contract extension over the summer that makes ... «isportsweb.com, Apr 15»
9
Jim Hightower | 2016 Presidential Candidates Address Inequality …
They are publicly lamenting the wealth gap and — by gollies — proposing solutions. Alas, though, the "solution" proposed by each of them is ... «Truth-Out, Apr 15»
10
Review: Out North reopens with new play from a new company
Lines are laced with period radio and television talk, “Gollies!” (before we get to stronger expletives) and references to product advertisements. «Alaska Dispatch News, Mar 15»

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