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
- ‘Keepers haven't seen any vulpine intruders for several months in the 67-acre enclosure
- but the penguins continue to be kept under lock and key for their own safety.’
- ‘Having an interest in all things vulpine
- I was immediately hooked
- and deserted Mr Waley's book of translations in favour of this new find.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘From his high forehead and shining
- golden eyes to the long
- glossy brush of his tail
- his bearing and demeanor spoke of vulpine royalty.’
- ‘The case for banning fox hunting - vulpine anxiety
- human emotions that are unattractive - is breathtakingly slight.’
- ‘The camera often lingers on Penn's face
- vulpine in its haughty
- unspoken anger and canine in its chronic defeat.’
- ‘The general public probably only vaguely recalls him as an edgy
- vulpine presence in such 1960s fare as The Dirty Dozen and Rosemary's Baby.’
- ‘But
- while she stares straight ahead - aloof
- 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.’
- ‘His vulpine and aggressive disposition is responsible for much of the film's finest moments.’
- ‘Starring the brusque and vulpine Vladimir Mashkov
- Tycoon is an engaging product of the wild-and-crazy school of Eastern European filmmaking.’