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fiendling

fiendling noun: a miniature fiend; fiendkin.

Noun

fiendling (plural fiendlings)

  1. A miniature fiend; fiendkin.
  2. A subordinate or underling spirit; imp.
    • For should its faint pulsations cease Ere he had coated it with grease, His God would clutch it, and condemn The fiendling to eternal flame.1880, George Marshall Sloan, The telephone of labor - Page 114

Forms of fiendling

pluralfiendlings

Origin of fiendling

From fiend + -ling.

Questions about fiendling

What does fiendling mean?
Fiendling means a miniature fiend; fiendkin.
What part of speech is fiendling?
Fiendling is a noun.
What is the plural of fiendling?
The plural of fiendling is fiendlings.

Words near fiendling in the dictionary

  1. fiendism
  2. fiendkin
  3. fiendkins
  4. fiendlike
  5. fiendliness
  6. fiendling
  7. fiendlings
  8. fiendly
  9. fiendom
  10. fiends
  11. fiendship

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