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Meanings of gumboots in English

Watertight boots made of rubber.

Synonyms
Examples for "wellies"
Examples for "wellies"
1
One year I even participated in, and won, the wacky wellies competition.
The Irish Times
2
Every step I took, she'd follow, about an inch from my wellies.
The Guardian
3
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Lily Collins in yellow wellies in Emily in Paris.
The Guardian
4
He swung his wellies back and forth and leaned against the mirror.
Fresh
5
The wellies that Ryan had given her were full of water.
Starstruck
1
Hey, anyone know any good songs about wellingtons and mud?
The Irish Times
2
Tobacco smoke, grunts, gruff ramblings, murmurs, occasional raised volume, wellingtons, raincoats, overcoats and windbreakers.
Rhyme and Reason; a Compilation of Verses, Rhymes and Senses
3
Joel tried to save the situation by explaining that one of his wellingtons had vanished.
Shadows in the twilight
4
Hunter wellingtons -a trend that debuted at Glastonbury.
The Guardian
5
They were relatively smart, as wellingtons go, yet I couldn't quite bring myself to make the purchase.
The Irish Times
1
Her parents aren't effortlessly chic millionaires who stroll around their country estate in knee-high Hunter rainboots and chunky knits.
News.com.au
2
Most of the Glastonbury crowd that will peak at around 175,000 people, wore rubber rainboots to cope with fields of deep, cloying mud.
Reuters
1
The man in rubber boots calmly rowed the boat toward the shore.
Men, Women, and Boats
2
Soon they hear the dim rhythmic slapping of rubber boots on stone.
Night of knives
3
Twaddles sat down on the floor to pull off his rubber boots.
Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun
4
Meg and Bobby both have rubber boots and warm mittens and coats.
Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun
5
He is dressed in a brown lounge suit, wearing brown rubber boots.
Occupied city
1
He was wearing a green wax jacket, a cap and wellington boots.
The Irish Times
2
She said she was wearing wellington boots and the ground was extremely mucky.
The Irish Times
3
I also purchased a large torch lantern and a pair of wellington boots.
The Woman in Black
4
He even bought Mutsu a pair of blue wellington boots that he treasured.
News.com.au
5
Jimmy had been wearing white Spider-Man pyjamas and wellington boots when he vanished.
News.com.au
Usage of gumboots in English
1
Keri Welham pulled on her gumboots to see the programme in action.
Radio NZ
2
I just can't wait to get indoors and kick the gumboots off.
Reuters
3
Worrall said his gumboots were found above the Silikamva High School.
The South African
4
Radio New Zealand's rural reporter Kevin Ikin hangs up his gumboots.
Radio NZ
5
It rains most of the time, and you can't go out without gumboots.
On the Beach
6
I could say gumboots, but it wouldn't have the same charm.
The South African
7
Country Life is on the hunt for New Zealand's oldest gumboots.
Radio NZ
8
The water there's black and filled with gumboots, cans, and sludge.
The Tracey Fragments
9
He wears a suit more often these days but is more comfortable in gumboots.
Radio NZ
10
In May 2017, a vat used to manufacture brine overflowed into the worker's gumboots.
Radio NZ
11
Our rural reporter Alexa Cook put on her gumboots and took a closer look.
Radio NZ
12
Gwen Brailey on Mount Ruapehu with her gumboots in 1952.
Radio NZ
13
In South Africa these are more commonly called gumboots.
The South African
14
Now her standard working attire is jeans and gumboots.
Radio NZ
15
RNZ reporter Sarah Robson put on her gumboots and went out to survey the damage.
Radio NZ
16
You can take your brogues, sneakers, sandals and gumboots.
The Irish Times
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