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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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  plural

Etymology

Origin of appel

From French; see origin at appeal

Example Sentences

"Anything we released to the American public will also be known by the Russian secret service, Chinese government, and adversaries," Appel pointed out.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Appel says she actually doesn’t suggest a specific resolution because “I might undercut myself.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Another change many don’t anticipate: going from filing taxes jointly as a married couple to filing as an individual, said Elliott Appel, a financial planner in Madison, Wis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

"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

Mr. Appel, who was a light sleeper and the first to discover them, would have sworn on a monument of Bibles that there were at least fifty of them—the size of mastodons.

From The Dude Wrangler by Lockhart, Caroline