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dolings

dolings is the plural of doling.

Meaning of doling

Noun

doling (plural dolings)

  1. The act of one who doles.
    • Alas! we talk of their vanity; we forget that, in doling forth the careless commendation, or as careless sneer, we are bestowing but the passing thought of a moment to that which has been the work of an existence.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVI, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 246

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Questions about dolings

What is dolings the plural of?
Dolings is the plural of doling.

Words near dolings in the dictionary

  1. dolinas
  2. doline
  3. dolines
  4. doling
  5. doling out
  6. dolings
  7. Dolins
  8. Dolinski
  9. Dolinskis
  10. Dolinsky
  11. Dolinskys

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