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Synonyms for gad

Grammar : Verb
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Phonetic Transcription : gæd

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Définition of gad

Origin :
  • "to rove about," mid-15c., perhaps a back-formation from Middle English gadeling (Old English gædeling) "kinsman, fellow, companion in arms," but which had a deteriorated sense of "rogue, vagabond" by c.1300 (it also had a meaning "wandering," but this is attested only from 16c.); or else it should be associated with gad (n.) "a goad for driving cattle." Related: Gadding.
  • verb roam about
Example sentences :
  • Then it's better to take him out back of the barn and shoot him, by Gad!
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • My master and I obtain our knowledge from the same source;—though, gad!
  • Extract from : « The Contrast » by Royall Tyler
  • She itched all over, longing to break loose and gad all the time, as father Coupeau said.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Do you suppose a housewife has nothing better to do than gad about?
  • Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
  • He purpled with laughing and said: ‘Gad, she’ll always have her way!
  • Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
  • It is cheaper for him than letting me gad about between London, Paris and the Riviera.
  • Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson
  • By Gad, sir, you can say what you like, it puts you in a position to tell anybody to go to hell.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • "Gad, I don't," replied Ernest, wiping sand out of his eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie
  • "Gad, but he looked dead when they picked him up," said Swipes in despair.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • It'll break in half an hour, 'gad, I know it will—I feel it in my bones!
  • Extract from : « Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York » by Lemuel Ely Quigg

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