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spiritling

spiritling noun: a small, young, or inferior spirit; a ghostling.

Noun

spiritling (plural spiritlings)

  1. A small, young, or inferior spirit; a ghostling.
    • Spiritlings are tiny fey creatures no bigger than half an inch across that inhabit various wild places throughout Norrath.2002, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, Carl Gilchrist, Angel Leigh McCoy, EverQuest Role-Playing Game Monsters of Norrath
    • “The denizens do not share your valor, spiritling. They will surely lose their minds if they're confronted with the nightmares from their mortal lives.”2012, James Lowder, Prince of Lies

Forms of spiritling

pluralspiritlings

Origin of spiritling

From spirit + -ling.

Questions about spiritling

What does spiritling mean?
Spiritling means a small, young, or inferior spirit; a ghostling.
What part of speech is spiritling?
Spiritling is a noun.
What is the plural of spiritling?
The plural of spiritling is spiritlings.

Words near spiritling in the dictionary

  1. spiritlands
  2. spiritless
  3. spiritlessly
  4. spiritlessness
  5. spiritlike
  6. spiritling
  7. spiritlings
  8. spiritly
  9. spiritman
  10. spiritmonger
  11. spiritmongers

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