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oddling

oddling noun: one who is odd or eccentric; an oddball.

Noun

oddling (plural oddlings)

  1. One who is odd or eccentric; an oddball.
    • One of the most influential acts of servanthood my parents displayed would be to invite strangers, or what I would call "oddlings," to our house for a meal or to stay for a while. And these oddlings were people who were the most down and out — the broken, the depressed, the dirty, the lonely, the...2007, Michelle Borquez, God Crazy

Synonyms of oddling

Forms of oddling

pluraloddlings

Origin of oddling

From odd + -ling.

Questions about oddling

What does oddling mean?
Oddling means one who is odd or eccentric; an oddball.
What part of speech is oddling?
Oddling is a noun.
What is the plural of oddling?
The plural of oddling is oddlings.

Words near oddling in the dictionary

  1. oddjob
  2. oddjobbed
  3. oddjobbing
  4. oddjobs
  5. oddlike
  6. oddling
  7. oddlings
  8. oddly
  9. oddman
  10. oddmen
  11. oddment

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