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poetlings

poetlings is the plural of poetling.

Meaning of poetling

Noun

poetling (plural poetlings)

  1. A young, immature, inexperienced, petty, or insignificant poet.
    • Mr. Knowles goes farthest astray, however, in making selections from contemporary poetlings, to whom he allots oue third of his volume.1898, William Roscoe Thayer, Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe, William Richards Castle, The Harvard graduates' magazine - Volume 6 - Page 446

Questions about poetlings

What is poetlings the plural of?
Poetlings is the plural of poetling.

Words near poetlings in the dictionary

  1. poetizes
  2. poetizing
  3. poetless
  4. poetlike
  5. poetling
  6. poetlings
  7. poetly
  8. poetolatry
  9. poetologic
  10. poetological
  11. poetologically

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