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deadling

/ˈdɛdlɪŋ/

deadling noun: somebody designed to die.

Noun

deadling (plural deadlings)

  1. (nonce-word, uncommon) Somebody designed to die.
    • The teenager stared down the barrel of Petr's gun for a few seconds, then asked hesitantly, “What kind of questions?”
      “Something's going on,” Petr began.
      The pimply deadling shrugged. “This is Brno, there's always something going on.”2023, Kristýna Sněgoňová, “The Dragon of Brno”, in Jakub Mařík, transl., edited by Jakub Mařík and Martin Fajkus, Monster Hunter Fantom. A Monster Hunter Anthology, Baen Books, published 10 May 2024...

Forms of deadling

pluraldeadlings

Origin of deadling

dead + -ling

Questions about deadling

What does deadling mean?
Deadling means somebody designed to die.
What part of speech is deadling?
Deadling is a noun.
How do you pronounce deadling?
Deadling is pronounced /ˈdɛdlɪŋ/.
What is the plural of deadling?
The plural of deadling is deadlings.

Words near deadling in the dictionary

  1. deadliner
  2. deadliners
  3. deadlines
  4. deadliness
  5. deadlinesses
  6. deadling
  7. deadlings
  8. deadlining
  9. deadlink
  10. deadlinked
  11. deadlinking

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