pindling
/ˈpɪndlɪŋ/(also pindlin, pindlin') regional
adjective
US regional (chiefly New England and south Midland ). Sickly, delicate; puny. Also occasionally: trifling, insignificant.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896), author. Origin uncertain; perhaps from pine + -le + -ing, or perhaps a variant of pingling; perhaps compare also piddling.