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strongling

strongling noun: one who is strong.

Noun

strongling (plural stronglings)

  1. One who is strong.
    • The mother was wise: better one strongling than two weaklings.1905, Sir Humphry Davy, John Davy, The collected works of Sir Humphry Davy
    • But now you're saying-and I'm sure you're right about that-I'm not a 'strongling' for acting strongly any more than I was a weakling for acting weakly.1996, Albert Ellis, Better, Deeper, and More Enduring Brief Therapy

Antonyms of strongling

Forms of strongling

pluralstronglings

Origin of strongling

From strong + -ling. Compare weakling.

Questions about strongling

What does strongling mean?
Strongling means one who is strong.
What part of speech is strongling?
Strongling is a noun.
What is the plural of strongling?
The plural of strongling is stronglings.

Words near strongling in the dictionary

  1. strongholds
  2. Stronghurst
  3. strongish
  4. stronglier
  5. strongliest
  6. strongling
  7. stronglings
  8. stronglink
  9. stronglinks
  10. strongly
  11. strongly connected

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