gills

/ ɡɪlz /

plural noun

1. (sometimes singular) the wattle of birds such as domestic fowl

2. informal,  looking or feeling nauseated

Idioms and Phrases

see fed to the gills; green about the gills.

Example Sentences

The ikejime process involves taking live fish that has just been caught and quickly putting them out of their misery by killing them with a spike through the brain and cutting their gills.

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“They have gills that help them breathe underwater,” she explained, holding a microphone next to the tank, adding that the axolotl can change colors to hide.

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With shelters and rescues stuffed to the gills, an influx of pets is “another impact to an already stressed system,” Berke said.

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But how could I not arrive stuffed to the gills?

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The film, about a crew chosen to colonize a new planet as Earth teeters on habitability, is packed to the gills with scathing takedowns of fascism and how its proponents advocate for the socioeconomic divide.

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