gazillion
noun
ga·zil·lion
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plural gazillions
Definition of gazillion
informal
: a huge, unspecified number : zillion
According to William Miller, Jr., VMD, a professor of dermatology at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, there are "gazillions" of different types of fungi existing in nature, including molds, yeasts, mildews and so forth.— Tom Ewing … the seemingly gazillions of options available to us compared to our parents' generation.— Michele Bender
—often used with another noun With just over a gazillion pages on the Web, navigating the far reaches of cyberspace without a search engine is nearly impossible.— Angela Hickman et al.
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Other Words from gazillion
gazillionth
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adjective
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adjective
… my friend Kathy and I are going to see Def Leppard on Monday night in Cincinnati for the gazillionth time.
— Nancy Wilson
Examples of gazillion in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Meanwhile, of course, the Dodgers’ offense backed him with its usual gazillion (five) home runs. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: Clayton Kershaw still trails Sandy Koufax when it comes to postseason legacy," 20 Aug. 2019 Where to see it: In theaters now 4. 'Avengers: Endgame' Everyone knew Marvel’s most Marvel-ous superhero epic was going to make a gazillion dollars and have just as many characters. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "The 10 best movies of 2019 (so far), ranked," 27 June 2019 All that makes Blowing Up Right Now painless and pleasant enough to watch, but there’s nothing to set this comedy above a gazillion other, fresher works streaming all around us. — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Blowing Up Right Now': Film Review," 16 June 2019 While the thought of vacuuming a gazillion cookie crumbs and tackling all those dirty dishes can be daunting, figuring out when to take down the Christmas tree might just be the toughest task of them all. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "When Should You Take Your Christmas Tree Down? The Answer Will Definitely Surprise You," 24 Dec. 2018 That’s because there are a gazillion such lists (give or take), each with countless options—the results were literally all over the map. — Beth Decarbo, WSJ, "Our 15-Year Quest to Find the Perfect Place to Retire," 20 Nov. 2018 Everyone has these boats that go a gazillion miles an hour and you're bashed around and your hair is all tangled, and then you're supposed to wash them. — Dylan Landis, House Beautiful, "Amanda Lindroth on Decorating Her Home in the Bahamas," 9 June 2012 Leap from a giant crane, a gazillion feet in the air, straight into the window of a skyscraper that’s on fire? — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Dwayne Johnson Scales New Heights in Skyscraper," 12 July 2018 His average is way down, his strikeouts are way up and his gazillion-dollar contract-to-be is way premature. — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, "Dusty Baker’s long gone as Nationals, Bryce Harper struggle," 7 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gazillion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for gazillion
gazillion
noun
English Language Learners Definition of gazillion
US, informal
: a very large number
See the full definition for gazillion in the English Language Learners Dictionary
gazillion
noun
ga·zil·lion
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Kids Definition of gazillion
: an extremely large number
There were gazillions of ants.