noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone given to whims, a whimsical person obsolete
2. 2
   a weak, childish person. obsolete

   "Go, whimling, and fetch two or three grating loaves."

Synonyms

All synonyms

whimsy

Example

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"Go, whimling, and fetch two or three grating loaves."

Etymology

From whim + -ling.

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