thumbling
thumbling noun: a tiny, thumb-sized person; manikin.
Noun
thumbling (plural thumblings)
- A tiny, thumb-sized person; manikin
- There is a long list of such spirits, including dwarfs, elves, gnomes, brownies, pixies, leprechauns, thumblings (like Tom Thumb), and dactyli (which means fingers). As with the Menehune, the thumblings and the dactyl-fingers are masculine figures, and so are the ancient gnomes.1989, Rita Knipe, The Water of Life
- Anything small, comparable to the size of a human thumb
- Passing through the kitchen to the scullery, to which place she ordered us, I saw Deborah was very busy frying thumblings — small croquettes about the size of a big man's thumb — […]1946, Thomas Fleming Day, The Rudder - Volume 62
thumbling meaning in Urdu
thumbling in Urdu
- بالشتیا, پودنا
Forms of thumbling
| plural | thumblings |
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Origin of thumbling
From thumb + -ling. Compare Dutch duimeling, Middle Low German dûmelinc, dûmelink, German Däumling. Compare also Icelandic þumlungur (“thumb; inch”) (measurement).
Questions about thumbling
- What does thumbling mean?
- Thumbling means a tiny, thumb-sized person; manikin.
- What is thumbling in Urdu?
- Thumbling in Urdu is بالشتیا, پودنا. See Thumbling meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is thumbling?
- Thumbling is a noun.
- What is the plural of thumbling?
- The plural of thumbling is thumblings.
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