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单词 pindling
释义

pindling

[ pind-ling ]
/ ˈpɪnd lɪŋ /

adjective Older Use.

puny; sickly; frail; weak.

Origin of pindling

1860–65, Americanism;pine2 + -ling1, on the model of dwindling

Words nearby pindling

pindan, Pindar, Pindaric, Pindaric ode, pinder, pindling, pindolol, pindo palm, pin down, Pindus, pine

Definition for pindling (2 of 2)

Pindling
[ pind-ling ]
/ ˈpɪnd lɪŋ /

noun

Lynden Oscar "Father of the Bahamas", 1930–2000, Bahamian political leader: first prime minister 1967–92.
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Example sentences from the Web for pindling

  • And all the reason for it that one could see was that pindling, hollow-eyed young fellow who had entered the room in her wake.

    Aurora the Magnificent|Gertrude Hall
  • The child's just pining and pindling out of the world, an' I can't stop her.

    The Little Grey House|Marion Ames Taggart

British Dictionary definitions for pindling

pindling
/ (ˈpɪndlɪŋ) /

adjective dialect

Western English peevish or fractious
US sickly or puny

Word Origin for pindling

C19: perhaps changed from spindling
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
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