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pindling

pindling adjective: frail, delicate.

Adjective

pindling (not comparable)

  1. (dialectal) frail, delicate
  2. (dialectal) fretful

Origin of pindling

Possibly alteration of spindling.

Questions about pindling

What does pindling mean?
Pindling means frail, delicate.
What part of speech is pindling?
Pindling is an adjective.

Words near pindling in the dictionary

  1. pindi
  2. pindick
  3. pindicks
  4. Pindimar
  5. pindjur
  6. pindling
  7. pindolol
  8. Pindolonan
  9. pindone
  10. Pindos
  11. pindot

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