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Meanings of wellies in English

Watertight boots made of rubber.

Synonyms
Examples for "wellingtons"
Examples for "wellingtons"
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
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
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 wellies in English
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
6
Reluctant to pack away your wellies and tent for another year?
The Irish Times
7
She was wearing a short dress and jumper, and pink wellies.
The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
8
It's surreal to be at an Irish music festival in 2007 without wellies.
The Irish Times
9
So I've got my wellies, but my thing is about keeping them clean.
The Guardian
10
TRAINERS Hunters aside, with sunny weather forecast for Glastonbury, trainers may outdo wellies.
The Guardian
11
Lee was wearing her usual faded khaki shorts, T-shirt, and wellies.
Water, stone, heart
12
Dads and grandads mainly, some in wellies and braced with spades.
The Irish Times
13
It was getting up over my wellies and I was starting to worry.
BBC
14
I'm wearing DMs but they're so muddy they look like wellies.
The Guardian
15
At Glastonbury in 2005, with cut-off denim shorts and Hunter wellies?
The Guardian
16
Irn-Bru and kilts versus lads in GAA county jerseys and wellies.
The Irish Times
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Wellies through the time
Wellies across language varieties
Ireland
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United Kingdom
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