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nidderings

nidderings is the plural of niddering.

Meaning of niddering

Noun

niddering (plural nidderings)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of nithing (“a coward, a dastard; a wretch”).
    • ‘Now will I have at thee as a base kern and niddering,’ roared the knight.1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 57
    Synonyms:
    nithing

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Questions about nidderings

What is nidderings the plural of?
Nidderings is the plural of niddering.

Words near nidderings in the dictionary

  1. niddas
  2. nidder
  3. Nidderdale
  4. niddered
  5. niddering
  6. nidderings
  7. nidderling
  8. nidderlings
  9. nidders
  10. niddick
  11. niddicks

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