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heanling

heanling noun: a base, abject, or humble person; a wretch.

Noun

heanling (plural heanlings)

  1. (rare) A base, abject, or humble person; a wretch.
    • Tenderis opened the door to find no heanlings huddling in hudder-mudder, preparing to wreak havoc with their devilshine.1977, Susan Kelz Sperling, Poplollies and bellibones

Forms of heanling

pluralheanlings

Origin of heanling

From Middle English heanling. By surface analysis, hean + -ling.

Questions about heanling

What does heanling mean?
Heanling means a base, abject, or humble person; a wretch.
What part of speech is heanling?
Heanling is a noun.
What is the plural of heanling?
The plural of heanling is heanlings.

Words near heanling in the dictionary

  1. heams
  2. hean
  3. Heaney
  4. Heaneyan
  5. Heaneys
  6. heanling
  7. heanlings
  8. Heanor
  9. Heanor and Loscoe
  10. heans
  11. heap

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