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whimlings

whimlings is the plural of whimling.

Meaning of whimling

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

Questions about whimlings

What is whimlings the plural of?
Whimlings is the plural of whimling.

Words near whimlings in the dictionary

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

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