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[ week-ling ] / ˈwik lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR weakling ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who is physically or morally weak. Origin of weaklingFirst recorded in 1520–30; weak + -ling1 SYNONYMS FOR weakling1 milksop, chicken, namby-pamby. SEE SYNONYMS FOR weakling ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby weaklingweak-headed, weakhearted, weak interaction, weakish, weak-kneed, weakling, weak link, weakly, weak-minded, weak moment, in a, weakness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for weaklingAnd no wonder they despise Obama, who they view as a weakling, a loser, and a pushover. Quit Calling Everything Fascism!|David Frum|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST Weakling that I am, I think I will give Clinton the benefit of the doubt one last time. How Serious Is Hillary Clinton’s Blood Clot and Hospitalization?|Kent Sepkowitz|December 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST "By the saints, but you are no weakling novice, young man," and he stepped back again to recover. The Thirsty Sword|Robert Leighton The man who pays beforehand shows himself a weakling, he is afraid of himself, he is afraid he cannot hold the money. Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field
I was a weakling when I came into the world——or else I would have been wise enough to become another being. The Awakening of Spring|Frank Wedekind Within a very short while Little Harry was taken by rapid consumption, and succumbed like a weakling from the town. The Romance of the Coast|James Runciman She could lift with ease a weight that taxed Stella's strength, and Stella Benton was no weakling, either. Big Timber|Bertrand W. Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for weakling
nouna person or animal that is lacking in strength or weak in constitution or character Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to weaklingwimp, coward, misfit, crybaby, baby, chicken, pushover, invertebrate, dotard, jellyfish, cream puff, yellow belly |