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whimling

whimling noun: someone given to whims, a whimsical person.

Noun

whimling (plural whimlings)

  1. (obsolete) Someone given to whims, a whimsical person
    Synonyms:
    whimsy
  2. (obsolete) a weak, childish person.
    • Go, whimling, and fetch two or three grating loaves.c. 1608–1610, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Coxcomb”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act IV, scene vii

Synonyms of whimling

Forms of whimling

pluralwhimlings

Origin of whimling

From whim + -ling.

Questions about whimling

What does whimling mean?
Whimling means someone given to whims, a whimsical person.
What part of speech is whimling?
Whimling is a noun.
What is the plural of whimling?
The plural of whimling is whimlings.

Words near whimling in the dictionary

  1. whimberry
  2. whimble
  3. whimbles
  4. whimbrel
  5. whimbrels
  6. whimling
  7. whimlings
  8. whimmed
  9. whimming
  10. whimmy
  11. whimmy diddle

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