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weirdling

weirdling noun: someone or something which is odd, weird, strange, or unusual; oddball; weirdie; weirdo.

Noun

weirdling (plural weirdlings)

  1. Someone or something which is odd, weird, strange, or unusual; oddball; weirdie; weirdo.
    • It was a dusky grey haze — a weirdling, impossible, unreal haze like no sky anyone anywhere had ever seen or will ever see: it was a sky made from grey mother of pearl and stale brackish water.2000, Alan Rodgers, Pandora
    • The real trick was getting it out of the water before a weirdling homed in; now and then someone would pull up a half-eaten channelmouth a weirdling had devoured while it was on the line.2002, Allen Steele, Coyote

Adjective

weirdling (comparative more weirdling, superlative most weirdling)

  1. Strange.
    Synonyms:
    bizarre, odd, weird

Examples of weirdling in a sentence

  • “And these weirdlings, who are they?” she asked, with as much of a sneer as her trembling lips allowed.2002, Ray Aldridge, Pharaoh Contract:
  • The oddballs of Hopscotch here become true weirdlings.2006, Gregory Rabassa, If This Be Treason:
  • Oh, yes, there was certainly magick in those times, though perhaps today, in our "enlightened" age, we would find different names for such as wizards, lamias, weirdlings and warlocks.2007, Brian Lumley, The House of Cthulhu:

Synonyms of weirdling

Forms of weirdling

Noun
pluralweirdlings
Adjective
comparativemore weirdling
superlativemost weirdling

Origin of weirdling

From weird + -ling. Compare oddling.

Questions about weirdling

What does weirdling mean?
Weirdling means someone or something which is odd, weird, strange, or unusual; oddball; weirdie; weirdo.
How do you use weirdling in a sentence?
“And these weirdlings, who are they?” she asked, with as much of a sneer as her trembling lips allowed.
What part of speech is weirdling?
Weirdling can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of weirdling?
The plural of weirdling is weirdlings.

Words near weirdling in the dictionary

  1. weirdish
  2. weirdist
  3. weirdists
  4. weirdless
  5. weirdlike
  6. weirdling
  7. weirdlings
  8. weirdlooking
  9. weirdly
  10. weirdness
  11. weirdnesses

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