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moteling

moteling noun: a little mote or speck. Also the present participle and gerund of motel.

Noun

moteling (plural motelings)

  1. (archaic, rare) A little mote or speck.
    • […] fishets that come through the pump, every morning, thick as motelings […]1874, Thomas Hood, Whims and Oddities: In Prose and Verse, page 107

Also used as

moteling is also the present participle and gerund of motel.

Forms of moteling

pluralmotelings

Origin of moteling

From mote + -ling.

Questions about moteling

What does moteling mean?
Moteling means a little mote or speck.
What part of speech is moteling?
Moteling is a noun.
What is the plural of moteling?
The plural of moteling is motelings.

Words near moteling in the dictionary

  1. moteled
  2. moteless
  3. motelier
  4. moteliers
  5. motelike
  6. moteling
  7. motelings
  8. motelled
  9. motelling
  10. motels
  11. Moten

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