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  appel

  noun

  a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
• Appel
  Appel

  noun

  Karel (ˈkaːrəl). 1921–2006, Dutch abstract expressionist painter

appel

American  

[uh-pel, a-pel, a-pel] / əˈpɛl, æˈpɛl, aˈpɛl /

noun

Fencing.

appels plural

1. a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.

2. a sharp stroke with the blade used for the purpose of procuring an opening.

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appel ¹ British  

/ apɛl, əˈpɛl /

noun

1. a stamp of the foot, used to warn of one's intent to attack

2. a sharp blow with the blade made to procure an opening

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Appel ² British  

/ ˈɑpəl /

noun

1. Karel (ˈkaːrəl). 1921–2006, Dutch abstract expressionist painter

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noun

• appels
  plural

Etymology

Origin of appel

From French; see origin at appeal

Example Sentences

Either way, Appel says the real lesson — and it’s one I take to heart — is that you shouldn’t hesitate to write that letter.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

That's why Eric Appel at Stanford University, and colleagues have been working on gel-like fire retardants that could be sprayed onto a home hours before a wildfire reaches it, to limit the damage.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

"As soon as I saw that it did that, it was like, 'Oh my gosh – that would be perfect for this'," recalls Prof Appel.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

But when Appel later enrolled at Columbia University, eager to learn about the theories behind his activism, the rhetoric he encountered felt more like dogma than inquiry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

But nobody knows it only me and you, Quinlan, and you, Geltfin, and Appel in this next room here.

From Sundry Accounts by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)