Dictionary entry

Vulpine

Pronunciation: /ˈvʌlpʌɪn/

Pronunciation

/ˈvʌlpʌɪn/

Myanmar Meaning

မြေခွေးနှင့် ဆိုင်သော၊ တူသော။ ဉာဏ်များသော၊ ကောက်ကျစ်သော။

Definition

vulpine /'vʌlpaÇn/ adj ( fml ) ေျမေခြး၏ (သို႔) ေျမေခြးအသြင္။ a vulpine smile.

Examples

  1. ‘Keepers haven't seen any vulpine intruders for several months in the 67-acre enclosure
  2. but the penguins continue to be kept under lock and key for their own safety.’
  3. ‘Having an interest in all things vulpine
  4. I was immediately hooked
  5. and deserted Mr Waley's book of translations in favour of this new find.’
  6. ‘He cannot believe that no one has approached him about being Basil Brush's straight man when the vulpine glove puppet resurfaces on TV next year.’
  7. ‘From his high forehead and shining
  8. golden eyes to the long
  9. glossy brush of his tail
  10. his bearing and demeanor spoke of vulpine royalty.’
  11. ‘The case for banning fox hunting - vulpine anxiety
  12. human emotions that are unattractive - is breathtakingly slight.’
  13. ‘The camera often lingers on Penn's face
  14. vulpine in its haughty
  15. unspoken anger and canine in its chronic defeat.’
  16. ‘The general public probably only vaguely recalls him as an edgy
  17. vulpine presence in such 1960s fare as The Dirty Dozen and Rosemary's Baby.’
  18. ‘But
  19. while she stares straight ahead - aloof
  20. resigned - he diverts his gaze momentarily from the road to engage us with a look of such vulpine knowingness that we begin to wonder just what exactly he has in mind.’
  21. ‘His vulpine and aggressive disposition is responsible for much of the film's finest moments.’
  22. ‘Starring the brusque and vulpine Vladimir Mashkov
  23. Tycoon is an engaging product of the wild-and-crazy school of Eastern European filmmaking.’