teal

noun

ˈtēl 

plural teal or teals

1

: teal blue

2

: any of various widely distributed small short-necked dabblers (genus Anas) compare blue-winged teal, green-winged teal

Illustration of teal

• teal 2

Examples of teal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, the blueish Ice Breaker is very sleek, but for my money, Heart Breaker is the clear winner here, with its loud bright pink and purple and teal aesthetic. —Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025

The fabric is extremely ugly, a busy pattern of multiple shapes of various colors (including teal, green, pink, silver, orange) and neon fringe that looks like Lisa Frank run through a Troma-esque Toxic Avenger filter. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025

Orange silks, teal visors and South Florida’s August humidity … this is the good stuff. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025

The arena quickly became synonymous with the Hornets’ teal, with its raucous crowds creating one of the loudest atmospheres in pro basketball. —Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English tele; akin to Middle Dutch teling teal

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing teal

• blue-winged teal
• green-winged teal
• teal blue

Rhymes for teal

• beal
• chiel
• ciel
• creel
• deal
• diel
• eel
• feel
• feil
• heal
• heel
• keel

Kids Definition

teal

noun

ˈtē(ə)l 

plural teal or teals

: any of various small short-necked ducks