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midgeling

midgeling noun: a small or immature midge.

Noun

midgeling (plural midgelings)

  1. A small or immature midge.
    • Himself unseen, he sweeps I thought myself a midgeling tiny,
      With little winglets thin and shiny, […]1864, The Athenaeum, page 456
  2. (broadly, derogatory, figuratively) Anything small or insignificant.
    • "For a moment there, midgeling, I thought you were going to follow her down into those hellish depths." Cornelius got to his feet, drawing his sword as he did so. His companions followed his example. "I'm no midgeling, Captain Trencherman. I'm a Golmiran. And you'd best stay where you are, or you...2009, Philip Caveney, Sebastian Darke: Prince of Pirates, page 352

Forms of midgeling

pluralmidgelings

Origin of midgeling

From midge + -ling.

Questions about midgeling

What does midgeling mean?
Midgeling means a small or immature midge.
What part of speech is midgeling?
Midgeling is a noun.
What is the plural of midgeling?
The plural of midgeling is midgelings.

Words near midgeling in the dictionary

  1. midge net
  2. midge nets
  3. midge-net
  4. midge-nets
  5. Midgeholme
  6. midgeling
  7. midgelings
  8. midgen
  9. midgeproof
  10. midges
  11. midgestation

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