I. gəˈzel noun
( plural gazelles also gazelle )
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Arabic ghazāl
1. : any of numerous small graceful and swift African and Asiatic antelopes constituting Gazella and related genera and noted for the luster and soft expression of their eyes
2. or gazelle brown : a grayish brown to grayish yellowish brown that is paler than soot brown or gold bronze and slightly greener and lighter than mummy brown (sense 2b) — called also grouse, racquet
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II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to move in easy leaps suggesting those of a gazelle
gazelling over the hurdles — Newsweek