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nearlings

nearlings is the alternative form of nearling.

nearlings is the plural of nearling.

Meaning of nearling

Adverb

nearling (comparative more nearling, superlative most nearling)

  1. (dialectal) Nearly; almost; all but.
    • To be among the mists, the tracks of rain,
      Nearling the hueless silence of the snow.1865, George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Cornhill Magazine, volume 11; 15, page 357

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Forms of nearlings

comparativemore nearlings
superlativemost nearlings

Origin of nearlings

From nearling + -s.

Questions about nearlings

What is nearlings the alternative form of?
Nearlings is the alternative form of nearling.

Words near nearlings in the dictionary

  1. nearlier
  2. nearliest
  3. nearline
  4. nearliness
  5. nearling
  6. nearlings
  7. nearly
  8. nearly fall off one's chair
  9. nearly fallen off one's chair
  10. nearly falling off one's chair
  11. nearly falls off one's chair

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