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Meaning of "preyful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PREYFUL

preyful  [ˈpreɪfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREYFUL

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

WHAT DOES PREYFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of preyful in the English dictionary

The definition of preyful in the dictionary is predatory.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREYFUL


beautiful
ˈbjuːtɪfʊl
bountiful
ˈbaʊntɪfʊl
dismayful
dɪsˈmeɪfʊl
dutiful
ˈdjuːtɪfʊl
eyeful
ˈaɪfʊl
fanciful
ˈfænsɪfʊl
joyful
ˈdʒɔɪfʊl
merciful
ˈmɜːsɪfʊl
pitiful
ˈpɪtɪfʊl
playful
ˈpleɪfʊl
plentiful
ˈplɛntɪfʊl
sighful
ˈsaɪfʊl
swayful
ˈsweɪfʊl
trayful
ˈtreɪfʊl
unbeautiful
ʌnˈbjuːtɪfʊl
undutiful
ʌnˈdjuːtɪfʊl
unjoyful
ʌnˈdʒɔɪfʊl
unmerciful
ʌnˈmɜːsɪfʊl
unpitiful
ʌnˈpɪtɪfʊl
weariful
ˈwɪərɪfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREYFUL

prevocational
prevue
prewar
prewarm
prewarn
prewash
preweaning
preweigh
prewire
prework
preworn
prewrap
prewriting
prex
prexie
prexy
prey
preyer
prez
prezzie

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREYFUL

awful
bellyful
careful
colorful
delightful
faithful
grateful
handful
harmful
helpful
hopeful
meaningful
painful
peaceful
powerful
successful
thankful
thoughtful
useful
wonderful

Synonyms and antonyms of preyful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «preyful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREYFUL

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

Translator English - Chinese

preyful
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

preyful
570 millions of speakers

English

preyful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

preyful
380 millions of speakers
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preyful
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

preyful
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preyful
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

preyful
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

preyful
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Preyful
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

preyful
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

preyful
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

preyful
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Preyful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

preyful
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

preyful
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लबाड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

preyful
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

preyful
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

preyful
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

preyful
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

preyful
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

preyful
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

preyful
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

preyful
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

preyful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of preyful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREYFUL»

The term «preyful» is normally little used and occupies the 143.805 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREYFUL» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREYFUL»

Discover the use of preyful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to preyful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Your Dog Is Your Mirror: The Emotional Capacity of Our Dogs ...
In the animal mind, the pole of highest concentration is what I call the “predatory aspect,” and the corresponding pole oflowest con- centration is the “preyful aspect.” Emotion can travel only from the predatory pole to the preyful pole, just as ...
Kevin Behan, 2012
2
The Works of William Shakespeare: Much ado about nothing. ...
The preyful princess pierced and prickd a pretty pleasing pricket ; Some say a sore ; but not a sore, till now made sore with shooting. 55 The dogs did yell : put L to sore, then sorel jumps from thicket ; Or pricket sore, or else sorel ; the people ...
William Shakespeare, William George Clark, William Aldis Wright, 1863
3
Werke
The preyful 13 princess pierc'd and prick' d a pretty pleasing pricket; 5) which bezieht sich auf thankful: wie wir, Leute von Geschmack und Empfindung, dankbar sind. — of fügte Tyrwhitt vor taste ein. s) seil, than in him. — he, hier des Reims ...
William Shakespeare, Nikolaus Delius, 1864
4
The Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems of William ...
The preyful e princess pierc'd and prick'd a pretty pleasing pricket ; Some say a sore ; but not a sore, till now made sore with shooting. The dogs did yell ; put 1 to sore, then sorel jumps from thicket ; Or pricket, sore, or else sorel ; the people fall  ...
William Shakespeare, Charles Knight, 1851
5
Shakspere's Werke, herausg. und erklärt von N. Delius. ...
The preyful 13 princess pierc'd and prick' d a pretty pleasing pricket; ' • which bezieht sich auf thankful: wie wir, Leute von Geschmack und Empfindung, dankbar sind. — of fügte Tyrwhitt vor taste ein. *) seil, than in him. — he, hier des Reims ...
William Shakespeare, Nicolaus Delius, 1858
6
Shakspere's werke
The preyful 13 princess piere'd and prick' d a pretty pleasing pricket; Some say, a sore; but not a sore, till now. 4) which bezieht sich auf thankful: wie wir, Leute von Geschmack und Empfindung, dankbar sind. — of fügte Tyrwhitt vor taste ein.
William Shakespeare, Nikolaus Delius, 1858
7
Natural Dog Training
A submissively acting inferior is in fact acting "preyful" not submissive, lowering his height, increasing his bodily vibrations, (tail wagging and lip licking), and is secreting his essence (submissive urination). The more prey like he can make ...
Kevin Behan, 2009
8
The Works of William Shakespeare
PREYFUL—PRIME. 335 cipation thou hinderest the destructive effects of his weapons,” STEEVENS), viii. 399. preyful, pursuing prey or game, 194 : but see note 69, 246. Priam's daughters—That you are in love With one of, “Polyxena, in the ...
William Shakespeare, Alexander Dyce, 1867
9
The Works of William Shakespeare: Much ado about nothing. ...
Perge, good Master Holofernes, perge ; so it shall please you to abrogate scurrility. 51 Hol. I will something affect the letter, for it argues facility. The preyful princess pierced and prick'd a pretty pleasing pricket ; Some say a sore; but not a sore, ...
William Shakespeare, William Aldis Wright, 1921
10
A general glossary to Shakespeare's works
14. preyful, pursuing prey or game, Love's Larour's Lost, iv. 2. 54. Priam's daughters — That you are in love With one of, " Pol- yxena, in the act of marrying whom, he [Achilles] was [according to the later Grecian legend] afterwards killed by ...
Alexander Dyce, 1904

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