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surling

surling noun: a sour, morose fellow.

Noun

surling (plural surlings)

  1. (obsolete) A sour, morose fellow.
    • And as for theſe ſowr ſurlings, they are to be commended to Sieur Gaulard1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC

Forms of surling

pluralsurlings

Origin of surling

From surly + -ing? Related to surly.

Questions about surling

What does surling mean?
Surling means a sour, morose fellow.
What part of speech is surling?
Surling is a noun.
What is the plural of surling?
The plural of surling is surlings.

Words near surling in the dictionary

  1. surlier
  2. surliest
  3. surlily
  4. surliness
  5. surlinesses
  6. surling
  7. surlings
  8. surloin
  9. surloins
  10. Surls
  11. surly

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