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PRONUNCIATION OF MULISH

mulish  [ˈmjuːlɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MULISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mulish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MULISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mulish

Mulish is a village in Mahru Rural District, Zaz va Mahru District, Aligudarz County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 61, in 13 families.

Definition of mulish in the English dictionary

The definition of mulish in the dictionary is stubborn; obstinate; headstrong.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MULISH


carlish
ˈkɑːlɪʃ
churlish
ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ
coolish
ˈkuːlɪʃ
foolish
ˈfuːlɪʃ
Gaulish
ˈɡɔːlɪʃ
genteelish
dʒenˈtiːlɪʃ
ghoulish
ˈɡuːlɪʃ
girlish
ˈɡɜːlɪʃ
schoolgirlish
ˈskuːlˌɡɜːlɪʃ
smallish
ˈsmɔːlɪʃ
squallish
ˈskwɔːlɪʃ
tallish
ˈtɔːlɪʃ
tomfoolish
ˌtɒmˈfuːlɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MULISH

mule skinner
mule track
mules
Mules operation
muleta
muleteer
muley
mulga
Mulhouse
muliebrity
mulishly
mulishness
Mulki
mull
mulla
mullah
mullahism
mulled wine
mullein
mullen

WORDS THAT END LIKE MULISH

abolish
accomplish
American English
bullish
delish
demolish
devilish
embellish
establish
Middle English
nail polish
Old English
Oxford English
polish
publish
relish
republish
shoe polish
stylish
the English

Synonyms and antonyms of mulish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MULISH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mulish» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mulish

Translation of «mulish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MULISH

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

Translator English - Chinese

顽强
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mulish
570 millions of speakers

English

mulish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हठीला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mulish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

упрямым
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

teimosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খচ্চরতুল্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mulish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mulish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mulish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mulish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Muleh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

như con la
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mulish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आळशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

katır gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mulish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mulish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

впертим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mulish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mulish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weerspannig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mulish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mulish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mulish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MULISH»

The term «mulish» is normally little used and occupies the 124.980 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MULISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mulish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mulish» 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 mulish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MULISH»

Discover the use of mulish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mulish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tales of an Unclean Life
An entire week of vittles stuffed in that mulish face, As narcissistic mule is self- engorged at record pace. Arathersimple calendarthat is mulish and so crude, Since the beastie's waking hours are devoted to his food; A donkey's education for the ...
David Neves, 2011
2
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
These cynical and pertinacious gentlemen do not disappoint them — Munro) Mulish suggests an obstinacy as characteristic or as unreasonable as that of a mule <a mulish determination to make the worst of everything — T. S. Eliot) <a fierce, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
3
A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the ...
Mule, mule. s. An animal generated between a he-ass and a marc, or between a horse and a she-ass. Multimeter' mu-let-teer'. s. Mule- driver, horse-boy. Muliebrity, mu-le-eVbre-te. s. Womanhood, the correspondent to virility. Mulish, mulish. a ...
John Walker, 1807
4
The Vegetable System: Or, a Series of Experiments, and ...
We are not now to learn that a Mulish Plant may be produced between two Plants of different Genera ; but as the mixture is less regular, perhaps it is a law of nature , that the Seeds of such shall not grow : we speak much in the dark of these ...
John Hill, 1763
5
Rush of Wings, A (A Rush of Wings Book #1): A Novel
“I'm not mulish,” she said. “Yes, you are.” “I am not.” “You are.” He removed the halter, and Destiny bolted for the pasture. “And you're argumentative.” “Only when I'm right.” He hauled the saddle to the truck. “That's smug.” She followed him ...
Kristen Heitzmann, 2010
6
Dutch Interior: Postwar Poetry of the Netherlands and Flanders
Postwar Poetry of the Netherlands and Flanders William Jay Smith James Holmes. But I'm no longer here; I am farther away than earth and skies. (written in English) MULISH If you knew how mulish, reluctant, my love for you is, even though I ...
James Holmes, William Jay Smith, 2013
7
Poets, Princes, and Private Citizens: Literary Alternatives ...
In these figures Delano is prepared to see the possibility of black revolt. However, because he associates revolt with wildness, immaturity, and animal spirit (even the royal Atufal is "mulish"), Delano never suspects Babo. Indeed, the sight of the  ...
Joseph M. Knippenberg, Peter Augustine Lawler, 1996
8
readings and communication skills in english
There is an emerging breed of young 'uns I like to call Teenage Mulish Couch Potatoes, who have made good efforts to plague our shrinking planet. You can't recognize them simply by their looks, although a mountain of bangs smellin of ...
9
Canada's Lost Plays: The nineteenth century
Anton Wagner, Richard Plant. Why should I speak to him? It but provokes And ruffles up my temper to hear him talk. Enter Beadle with a letter. BEADLE: A letter for my Lady Mulish. LADY MULISH: From Perth? Oh! this is news indeed — so ...
Anton Wagner, Richard Plant, 1978
10
The Birth of Fog
It was time for the city of Mulish to hate someone and Roy was the chosen scapegoat. She had been accused of being a witch because the city was angry. Her black hair, gray eyes and habits of creating crafts that shot sparks and flame made ...
Heidi Reuker, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MULISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mulish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A k bhattacharya: Broken promises, but better governance
The focus, thus, seems to be on improved power supply without being mulish in opposing any power tariff hike that is mandated under the rules ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
2
Americans still mulish on produce
Americans hate fruits and vegetables ... those words sure got my attention when I read a headline recently containing that exact wording. «The Packer, Jul 15»
3
The Open 2015: Tiger Woods misses cut at second successive …
At least one consolation can be found in his mulish obstinacy. At a time when even his most ardent advocates are beginning to question how ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Applying the racism paradigm – 2
Is it that the Tamils are a peculiarly mulish people, impervious to argument when they move outside the fields of maths, the sciences, and the ... «The Island.lk, Jul 15»
5
Irish Water's not dead, it's just resting
Enda looked as mulish as the Python pet shop owner. Irish Water is only resting, you see. It hasn't fallen off its perch at all. Irish Independent. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
6
Canada should offer homes to Syrian refugees, not troops for …
Here's where the position of the West is most mulish. The United States, Canada and the rest of the alliance knew before they took on ISIS ... «rabble.ca, Jul 15»
7
The Spectator at war: Catching the train
... indeed having made most of the “assistants” declare that he thoroughly deserves to lose his train for being first so casual and then so mulish. «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Geography gives us distance, but Canada has a responsibility in Syria
Here's where the position of the West is most mulish. The United States, Canada and the rest of the alliance knew before they took on ISIS ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
9
Five Weeks and Forever
Family and friends from all walks of his life spoke of the complex man he was - full of mulish obstinance, but possessing a bottomless capacity ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
Is Hillary Clinton Running in the Wrong Election?
One of Clinton's more consistent and egregious offenses against human rights today is her mulish, immoral, and unrepentant support for the ... «Redding Record Searchlight, Jul 15»

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