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单词 sculling
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scull

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noun

ˈskəl How to pronounce scull (audio)
1
a
: an oar used at the stern of a boat to propel it forward with a thwartwise motion
b
: either of a pair of oars usually less than 10 feet (3 meters) in length and operated by one person
2
: a racing shell propelled by one or two persons using sculls

scull

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verb

sculled; sculling; sculls

transitive verb

: to propel (a boat) by sculls or by a large oar worked thwartwise

intransitive verb

: to scull a boat
sculler noun

Synonyms

Verb

  • oar
  • paddle
  • row
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Example Sentences

Noun He took first place in the single sculls. Verb She sculled along the river. a couple sculled past in a racing shell
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
John, who will compete in the single scull, is the Olympic hopeful, his brothers say. Lori Riley, courant.com, 21 Feb. 2021 Melvin certainly left with a breakthrough victory in the lightweight men’s single scull division. Matt Szabo, Daily Pilot, 6 Aug. 2019 Inside the two-story, 16,500-foot facility, sculls are stacked in four bays on the ground floor, while a fifth is set aside for sailing. New York Times, 17 July 2019 The men’s lightweight double scull of Amar Bhatia and Noah Cours qualified for the A final, finishing sixth nationally (6:56.98). Anthony Ciardelli, latimes.com, 18 June 2019 Meghan O'Leary, who finished sixth in the 2016 Olympic double sculls in Rio with Ellen Tomek, returned to the Riverfront Recapture boathouse Friday night for a 20th anniversary celebration of Riverfront Rowing. Lori Riley, courant.com, 24 June 2018 Buy Photo Paul Laskow, trim and fit at 69 and still working as an attorney, slips into a scull on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia every morning the water isn’t frozen. Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 13 Apr. 2018 With Rob Jones, Masters won a bronze medal in mixed sculls at the London Games. Courier Journal And Usa Today, The Courier-Journal, 17 Mar. 2018 With Rob Jones, Masters won a bronze medal in mixed sculls at the London Games. Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2018
Verb
Regardless, Toro Arana was determined to learn how to scull. Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY, 23 July 2021 Then came a lost decade when the Great Eight sculling all-stars or collegians took the trophy as US Rowing either sent development boats or nobody at all. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2019 Rowers competed in masters, junior, and novice categories in both sweep rowing and sculling events. Bill Roth, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2019 The next came when Jobe, who had put his tee shot into the bunker left of the green, chunked his recovery into the rough and then sculled his chip across the green. Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 16 July 2017 Sitting snug in the rear of the boat, coxswains yell commands to rowers, drowning out wind and sculling noise. David Whiting, Orange County Register, 24 May 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English skulle

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1624, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

scull

noun

ˈskəl How to pronounce scull (audio)
: a boat driven by one or more pairs of short oars

sculling

verb

present participle of scull
as in rowing
to move a boat by means of oars a couple sculled past in a racing shell

Synonyms & Similar Words

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